Patent ID: 9382795
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: E21C

Claim Text:
1. A cutting tool mounting assembly adapted for attachment to a surface of a rotatable driving member of a cutting tool machine, the cutting tool mounting assembly comprising: a tool holder having a key shank; a base attached to the surface of the rotatable driving member, the base having a mounting groove for receiving the key shank of the tool holder; a resilient retention structure configured to interact with the base and the tool holder to facilitate a friction fit between the tool holder and the base; and wherein the tool holder includes a retention post configured for cooperating with the base for connecting the tool holder to the base, wherein the mounting groove of the base includes an open end for receiving the key shank and an opposing rearward end and the mounting groove slopes generally downwardly from the open end to the rearward end, and wherein the base includes an aperture extending through the rearward end for receiving the retention post of the tool holder.