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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:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James J. Robinson, N. Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth A. Grech, Ortonville, MI (US);
Larry A. Brow, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Valenite LLC, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 5/100 ; B23P 1/528 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 5/100 ; B23P 1/528 ;
Abstract
A rotatable cutting tool comprising a cutting tool body having at least one recess for receiving a replaceable insert. The recess has a wall defined by a deformable clamp extending radially from the tool body, the clamp comprising a leaf isolated from the tool body except at the base of the leaf by an isolating channel in the tool body. The tool further comprising adjustable clamping means for elastically deforming the leaf to retain a replaceable insert in the recess.