Patent ID: 8529165

Claim:
A tool holder ( 12 , 112 ) comprising a clamping portion ( 16 , 116 ) capable of holding a plurality of cutting members ( 14 , 114 ) seated in a side-by-side formation therein, wherein the clamping portion ( 16 , 116 ) comprises: an upper clamp ( 20 , 120 ); a lower clamp ( 22 , 122 ) having a lower clamp top surface ( 40 , 140 ) which comprises a protrusion ( 52 , 152 ) with a protrusion abutment surface ( 54 , 154 ); and an elastic member ( 58 , 158 ) located in one of the upper and lower clamps ( 20 , 120 , 22 , 122 ) and configured to simultaneously bias each of the plurality of cutting members ( 14 , 114 ), when the plurality of cutting members ( 14 , 114 ) are seated in the clamping portion ( 16 , 116 ).