Patent ID: 8201892

Claim:
A holder assembly for securing a pick, said holder assembly comprising: a connection block including a block bore having a bore diameter and a first longitudinal length extending from a first opening proximate a first end of the connection block to a second opening proximate a second end of the connection block; an extension element comprising: a central extension bore including a second longitudinal length that is greater than the first longitudinal length of the block bore and bore threads on at least a portion of an inner surface of the central extension bore, said central extension bore being adapted to receive said pick; and a flange positioned proximate to the first end of the connection block and adapted for abutting the connection block, the flange including a flange diameter that is greater than the bore diameter of the block bore; and wherein the extension element is disposed in the block bore of the connection block and protrudes out from the first opening of the block bore; an attachment mechanism including complementary threads on at least a portion of an outer surface of the attachment mechanism adapted to threadably engage the bore threads to interconnect the extension element and the connection block, the attachment mechanism adapted for insertion into the central extension bore through the second opening of the block bore and being disposed proximate the second end of the connection block.