Patent ID: 8672053
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: B25D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tool holder for a hand supported impacting machine, which tool holder is suitable for receiving a tool having a shank portion on which is formed a retaining collar, the tool holder comprising: a tubular main body for receiving the tool, the tubular main body defining a forward direction extending toward a forward end where the tool is inserted into or removed from the main body; and an elongated locking element pivotably mounted at a pivot point on an exterior surface of the main body, the locking element including a forward portion including an engaging portion located forward of the pivot point between the pivot point and the forward end of the main body, the engaging portion pivotably moveable between a radially inner locked position, in which the engaging portion is engageable with the retaining collar of the tool, and a radially outer unlocked position, which enables a tool to be inserted into or removed from the main body; and a manually actuable sleeve which is mounted around the main body so as to be moveable between a first position in which the engaging portion of the locking element is held in the locked position and a second position in which the engaging portion of the locking element is moveable to the unlocked position; wherein the manually actuable sleeve is axially slideably mounted along the main body.