Patent ID: 8317021

Claim:
A holder for interchangeable work pieces having an outer surface and a working axis, comprising: an insert having outer ends with a plurality of receptacles at spaced apart intervals between the outer ends for individual reception of the interchangeable work pieces, wherein each outer end of the insert includes a groove; a locking member combined with the insert and moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position to selectively secure the interchangeable work pieces in the receptacles of the insert, wherein each end of the locking member includes a head that is received in the groove for movement along the groove between the engaged and disengaged positions; a receptacle receives the work piece around the outer surface of the work piece that is generally parallel to the working axis of the work piece, and the locking member in engaged position engages the outer surface of the work piece; a lock including a detent extending inward in the groove and positioned generally at an end of the groove, wherein the detent decreases the width of the groove such that an external force is required to move the sliding head of the locking member past the detent, and wherein the lock secures the locking member in the engaged position; and a first aperture extending through the locking member and a second aperture extending through the insert, the apertures adapted to be aligned so as to receive a removable member to fix the locking member in the engaged position at a point of sale.