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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:
Sep. 21, 2000
Ranajit Ghosh, Monroeville, PA (US);
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Abstract
A tool holder that is adapted to break chips during a cutting operation is disclosed. The tool holder comprises a shank and a head. The shank is adapted to be received by a cutting machine. A head is provided with a pocket for receiving a cutting insert. The head has a flank surface. A chip breaker is provided on the flank surface adjacent the pocket. A clamp is provided for retaining the cutting insert in the pocket. A method for breaking chips comprises the steps of providing a chip breaker on the head of a tool holder adjacent a cutting insert and directing a chip into the chip breaker.
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