a device 10 is described for portably supporting a group of wrenches 11 or similar articles and for selective operation to receive or release selective ones of the wrenches 11 on a clip wire loop 19 . the clip wire loop 19 extends from a rigid handle 18 to ends 20 , 21 providing a latch arrangement 23 that will open responsive to force applied thereto by a wrench end 13 and thereby allow the wrench 11 to be easily and quickly mounted to or removed from the clip wire 19 . particular angular orientations and spacing of side surfaces of the latch 23 form a &# 34 ; v &# 34 ; notch 40 that facilitates operation of the latch 23 to open responsive to forcible contact by the wrench end 13 . two preferred forms of the device 10 are described . the first includes a preferred latch 23 having a pivoted , spring biased latch arm 26 . the second preferred from includes the latch 23 as an integral portion of the clip wire 19 . in the first preferred form , a spring and push rod are mounted to the clip wire and operate against the latch arm to urge the arm continuously toward a closed condition . a circular notch in the latch arm slidably receives the push rod to enable smooth pivotal motion of the latch arm through an arc of 90 ° about a pivot axis of the latch arm .