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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2021
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Thomas Marshall Congdon, Dunlap, IL (US);
David Bruno Parzynski, Jr., Peoria, IL (US);
Nathan R. Bjerke, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A cutter bit for a work tool on a machine includes a leading end, conical-shaped tip portion, a rearward, frustoconical-shaped tip portion extending axially rearwardly from the leading end, conical-shaped tip portion, an annular ledge extending radially outwardly from a trailing edge of the rearward, frustoconical-shaped tip portion, a frustoconical-shaped body portion extending axially rearwardly from an outer circumferential edge of the annular ledge, a cylindrical collar portion extending axially rearwardly from a trailing edge of the frustoconical-shaped body portion, and a trailing end, cylindrical-shaped shank portion extending axially rearwardly from the cylindrical collar portion. The cutter bit may also include a plurality of circumferentially-spaced ribs projecting radially outwardly from an outer peripheral surface of at least one of the leading end, conical-shaped tip portion, the rearward, frustoconical-shaped tip portion, or the frustoconical-shaped body portion.