Patent ID: 6109619
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A universal toolholder comprising an elongated cylinder with a longitudinal axis;an end surface at each of the two ends of the cylinder, each said end surface extending transverse to said longitudinal axis;a gripping arrangement proximate to the first end surface comprised of at least two pairs of set screws such that the screws in each pair enter the cylinder through holes 180 degrees apart and are coplanar and so that when both screws are turned maximally inward their points make contact;a primary pair of said screws is positioned collinearly and transverse to the longitudinal axis of an inserted shank and a second pair of said screws is positioned transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shank and axially spaced from said primary pair of screws, which second pair of screws is positioned orthogonally to the axis of the primary pair of screws.