Patent ID: 6547077
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
A tool holder for elongate tools, including drill bits, the tool holder comprising:(a) a front wall part having receiving means for said elongate tools, said front wall part having a first edge thereof; (a) a rear wall part having a first edge thereof having substantially like length to said first edge of said front wall part; (c) pivot means for connecting said respective first edges of said front and rear wall parts to facilitate angular movement between said parts; and (d) means for defining a recessed offset at a particular distance (A) between said front and rear wall parts, when said parts are closed, between at least free edges of said wall parts, exclusive of said first edges thereof, said offset means integral to said free edges of at least one of said wall parts, said offset means comprising a peripheral lip having a transverse width which defines said distance (A).