Patent ID: 7862261

Claim:
A tool holder for a resharpenable cutting tool insert having a planar top surface, a planar bottom surface and a planar rear surface comprising: a body portion having a front face; a recess extending into said body portion, said recess being defined by a first planar rear portion providing a locating surface against which the rear surface of said insert is adapted to be positioned, a top planar surface against which the top planar surface of said insert is adapted to be located, and a bottom surface extending at an angle with respect to said top surface of said recess; a wedge member positioned in said recess having a top surface parallel to and spaced from said top surface of said recess and adapted to be in engagement with the bottom surface of a cutting tool insert positioned in said tool, and a bottom surface in engagement with the bottom surface of said recess; and a locking screw for locking said wedge member in a position such that the top surface of said wedge member is in engagement with the bottom surface of an insert positioned between said top surface of said wedge member and said top surface of said recess, said locking screw having an axis that is parallel to the bottom surface of said recess, said locking screw being threadedly connected to said body portion and to said wedge member.