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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric Tjernstrom, Gavle, SE;
Assignee:
Sandvik Aktiebolag, Sandviken, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
407105 ; 407107 ; 407111 ;
Abstract
A toolholder forms a seat in which a cutting insert is seated. The insert is held in place by a clamp having front and rear portions. The front portion engages within a center hole of the insert, and the rear portion engages an inclined surface of the toolholder so that the clamp is pushed downwardly and rearwardly when attached by a screw. A coil spring surrounds the screw and is compressed between the clamp and the toolholder to bias the clamp upwardly. An upper end of the spring is disposed in a bore of the clamp which is inclined relative to the screw, whereby the spring abuts a rear portion of a wall of the bore to bias the clamp rearwardly as well as upwardly.