Tool holder including a threaded actuator

A tool holder for firmly holding a wide range of sizes and shapes of tool handles, the tool holder comprising:

• a holder handle;
• a cage assembly comprising a pair of axially spaced apart supports having axially aligned through openings formed by respective inwardly facing surfaces of the supports, wherein the openings are sized for receiving tool handles of different sizes and shapes through both of the aligned openings;
• a clamp transversely movable between the supports in opposite directions toward and away from the respective inwardly facing surfaces of the supports for releasably clamping the tool handle against the inwardly facing surfaces;
• a locking coupling interposed between the holder handle and the cage assembly for selectively adjusting the angular orientation of the cage assembly relative to the holder handle, wherein the locking coupling includes a first locking coupler operably coupled to the cage assembly, and a second locking coupler operably coupled to the holder handle;
• and
• a threaded actuator that is operable to interact with the locking coupling for permitting or restricting adjustment of the angular orientation of the cage assembly relative to the holder handle, wherein the threaded actuator is threadably moveable relative to the locking coupling between a lock position and a release position
• wherein the threaded actuator includes a radially outward circumferential groove, and the second locking coupler includes a radially inwardly extending protrusion that is configured to move along a length of the groove when the actuator is moved between the lock and release positions, and
• wherein the lock position of the threaded actuator causes the locking coupling to be in a locked state that restricts adjustment of the angular orientation of the cage assembly relative to the holder handle, and
• wherein the release position of the threaded actuator causes the locking coupling to be in an unlocked state that permits adjustment of the angular orientation of the cage assembly relative to the holder handle.