Patent ID: 7398965

Claim:
A handheld tool assembly for supporting a workpiece, said tool assembly comprising: a housing configured and dimensioned to be hand held, said housing presenting a holder-receiving chamber; a workpiece holder removably received in the chamber and operable to support the workpiece; and a connection assembly operable to removably and adjustably couple the holder and the housing, said connection assembly including a shaft and a nut, at least a portion of said shaft being removably and threadably received within the nut so that threading of the shaft into the nut adjusts the holder relative to the housing, said nut being releasably and rotatably captive on the housing with at least a portion of said nut being connected to and rotatable independently of the housing while remaining connected to the housing when the shaft is removed from the nut, said housing presenting opposite first and second ends, said holder being recievedin the first end, said housing including an annular slot formed adjacent the second end, said annular slot extending generally transverse relative to said internal chamber and extending entirely through at least a portion of the housing so as to communicate with the atmosphere, said slot being spaced from said second end to define a lip there between, said lip including an opening formed therein in communication with the atmosphere.