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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Duane Edward Carson, Jr., Hollidaysburg, PA (US);
Jeffrey Todd Hickey, Bedford, PA (US);
Duane Edward Carson, Jr., Hollidaysburg, PA (US);
Jeffrey Todd Hickey, Bedford, PA (US);
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Abstract
A grinding tool for impinging a material includes a tool body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the tool body defining a pocket at a leading edge of the top surface and the pocket having a mounting surface. The grinding tool also includes a plurality of inserts mounted on the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body, wherein each of the plurality of inserts includes a base mounting surface adjacent the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body, a main cutting face generally opposite the base mounting surface, and a leading face positioned adjacent the leading edge of the top surface of the tool body. The leading face terminates in a protective base flange that is structured and arranged to substantially cover the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body adjacent the leading edge of the tool body.