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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
X. Daniel Fang, Franklin, TN (US);
Thomas B. Hartman, Smyrna, TN (US);
David J. Wills, Brentwood, TN (US);
Assignee:
ATI Properties, Inc., Gardena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 5/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 5/102 ;
Abstract
A cutting tool or drill insert with chip control geometry comprising a body including a portion securable in a holder and a forward portion. The forward portion defining at least one cutting edge extending from the central axis of the body to an edge of the body. A chip groove is defined by the surface of the body adjacent to the cutting edge. The chip groove incorporates chip control geometry as spaced apart elongate projections.