Patent ID: 9701009
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B25G,B25H,F16B,F16C,F16M,Y10T

Claim:
1. A tool holder for firmly holding a wide range of sizes and shapes of tool handles, the tool holder comprising: a cage assembly, the cage assembly comprising a pair of axially spaced hollow members having axially aligned through openings sized for axial extension of tool handles of different sizes and shapes through both of the aligned openings, and a cradle member transversely movable in opposite directions between the hollow members toward and away from respective inwardly facing wall surfaces of the hollow members for releasably clamping the tool handles extending through both aligned openings against the inwardly facing wall surfaces, and wherein the cradle member has opposite ends extending laterally outwardly beyond opposite sides of the axially spaced hollow members for guiding the cradle member during transverse movement between the hollow members toward and away from the inwardly facing wall surfaces of the hollow members.