Patent ID: 7051635
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B21D,B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ball-lock insert assembly adapted to be removably mounted axially in a mount opening formed in a holder plate having a tool shank receiving opening formed adjacent to, and so as to intersect, the mount opening, the ball-lock insert assembly comprising an insert body having an axis and an elongated interior recess extending at an angle relative to said axis, wherein the insert body has a cylindrical exterior configuration, the insert body having a front face, a rear face, and an exterior sidewall, wherein the exterior sidewall of the cylindrical insert body has a concave wall section that extends entirely between the front and rear faces of the insert body, wherein the elongated interior recess extends at said angle from an opening in the rear face of the insert body to a seat opening in the concave wall section of the exterior sidewall of the insert body, and wherein the concave wall section defines an outwardly open groove adapted to receive a partial circumferential extent of a tool shank, the elongated interior recess housing a resiliently-biased engagement member, the insert body having a catch surface configured for securing the insert body within the mount opening in the holder plate, and wherein the resiliently-biased engagement member housed in said elongated interior recess is a ball.