Patent ID: 7461903

Claim:
A cutting tool of a cutting machine having a base element and a chisel holder, wherein the base element has a plug-in receptacle spatially connected with its surroundings via an opening, and the chisel holder has a plug-in shoulder disposed through the opening and retained in the plug-in receptacle of the base element, the cutting tool comprising: the chisel holder ( 10 ) having in a rear area a stop ( 11 ) resting against a second stop ( 24 ) of the base element ( 20 ), the second stop ( 24 ) disposed in a rear area of the base element ( 20 ), the base element ( 20 ) having a shoulder ( 21 ) extending at an angle relative to the second stop ( 24 ), the chisel holder ( 10 ) having a side facing the shoulder ( 21 ) of the base element ( 20 ), a clearance ( 16 ) extending forward of the second stop ( 24 ) and forming an adjusting space between the shoulder ( 21 ) in a front part of the base element ( 20 ) and the side of the chisel holder ( 10 ) facing the shoulder ( 21 ), and a sealing element ( 30 ) partially closing the opening, the sealing element ( 30 ) including a first portion that bridges the clearance ( 16 ) and has a cross section that is thickened in comparison with a second portion of the sealing element in an area of the stop ( 11 ) and the second stop ( 24 ).