Tool holder

Abstract

Tool holder comprises a cage assembly having a pair of axially spaced hollow members with axially aligned through openings sized for axial extension of tool handles of different sizes and shapes through both aligned openings. A cradle member is transversely movable in opposite directions between the hollow members toward and away from respective inwardly facing wall surfaces of the hollow members for releasably clamping tool handles against the inwardly facing wall surfaces. One side of the cage assembly is connected to a body member that is indexably connected to a handle member by spring loaded self-locking face gears that allow for hand pulling of the face gears apart and indexing of the cage assembly relative to the holder handle to a desired angle and releasing the pulling force to re-engage the face gears. In an embodiment, cam means are movable between a locked position for increasing the compressive force of the compression spring to maximize rigidity of the tool holder when in use and an unlocked position to release the increased compressive force to allow for hand pulling of the face gears apart as before.

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