Patent ID: 11931813
Assignee: MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A tool holder comprising:
a main body defining a mounting end, a receiving end, and a body axis, the mounting end is positioned opposite from the receiving end, the main body comprises a main body bore that extends into the receiving end toward the mounting end;
an extension defining a tool head attached to a rod, the tool head defining a tool head end opposite from the rod, a tool holder length defined between the mounting end and the tool head end, the tool head is configured to receive at least one cutting tool, and the rod is received within the main body bore; and
a locking mechanism comprising a sleeve bore that fits over the main body, and a locking sleeve that is rotationally fixed about the body axis relative to the main body and axially moveable along the body axis relative to the main body; the locking mechanism engages the extension and the main body and extends the tool head beyond the receiving end of the main body in a locked position, the locking mechanism is disengaged from either the main body or the extension in an unlocked position, the locking mechanism is selectively positionable about and between the locked position and the unlocked position, the tool holder length is adjustable with the locking mechanism in the unlocked position, the tool holder length being fixed with the locking mechanism in the locked position.