Patent ID: 8789257

Claim:
A method for attaching a first toolholder having a threaded first receiving bore, wherein the threaded receiving bore is mateable with a male threaded portion at one end of a separate connector, with a second toolholder having a second receiving bore along a longitudinal axis for receiving a male quick-change portion located at the other end of the connector and wherein the first toolholder further includes a side activated receiver comprised of a rotatable actuating bolt positioned within the second toolholder along a radial axis (R 1 ) relative to the longitudinal axis and having a first end with a bolt locking segment which translates along the radial axis and contacts a lockable surface of the connector adapted to secure the connector within the second toolholder, wherein the method is comprised of the steps of: a) screwing the male threaded portion of the connector partially into the threaded receiving bore of the first toolholder; b) inserting the male quick-change portion of the connector into the bore with the side activated receiver of the second toolholder; c) rotating the first toolholder relative to the second toolholder to a relative predetermined radial alignment; and d) activating the quick change locking mechanism to secure first toolholder to the second toolholder in the predetermined radial alignment with the connector therebetween.