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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Anne K. Fundakowski, Roseville, MN (US);
Benjamin T. Schafer, Elk River, MN (US);
Joseph D. Koehler, Dayton, MN (US);
David N. Peterson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Anne K. Fundakowski, Roseville, MN (US);
Benjamin T. Schafer, Elk River, MN (US);
Joseph D. Koehler, Dayton, MN (US);
David N. Peterson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A tool holder is disclosed for use with a milling drum. The tool holder may have a generally cylindrical body defining a first end configured to be received within a tool mounting block of the milling drum, and a second end configured to receive a cutting bit. The tool holder may also have a flange located between the first end and the second end, and a first blind bore initiating at the second end and stopping at the flange such that the generally cylindrical body is substantially solid at the flange. The tool holder may further have at least one sloped surface located at a side of the flange facing the first end of the generally cylindrical body.