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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Glenn W. Sheffler, Blairsville, PA (US);
Jeffrey F. Kovac, Latrobe, PA (US);
Kevin M Gamble, Stahlstown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Glenn W. Sheffler, Blairsville, PA (US);
Jeffrey F. Kovac, Latrobe, PA (US);
Kevin M Gamble, Stahlstown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cutting tool comprises a tool body having a pocket for supporting an insert. The tool body may have a flute for evacuating chips from a workpiece during a cutting operation. The tool body and the insert may have complimentary shapes to cooperatively form an uninterrupted flute. The tool body may comprise a axial clearance face. The tool body may also comprise a radial clearance face.