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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2010
Gerald Dolan, Spring, TX (US);
John Hewitt Liversage, Springs, ZA;
Habib Saridikmen, Springs, ZA;
Richard Bodkin, Springs, ZA;
Mehmet Serdar Ozbayraktar, Springs, ZA;
Gerald Dolan, Spring, TX (US);
John Hewitt Liversage, Springs, ZA;
Habib Saridikmen, Springs, ZA;
Richard Bodkin, Springs, ZA;
Mehmet Serdar Ozbayraktar, Springs, ZA;
Element Six Limited, , IE;
Element Six Abrasives S.A., , LU;
Abstract
A cutter insert assembly for a drill bit for boring into the earth, comprising a super-hard structure clampable to a support body by means of a clamp mechanism; the clamp mechanism comprising opposed or opposable compression members connected or connectable by a tension member capable of sustaining a clamping force between the compression members when the cutter insert assembly is in a clamped condition, in which condition the compression members exert opposing compressive forces on the super-hard structure and the support body, operable to clamp the super-hard structure to the support body, and in which condition the cutter insert assembly is self-supporting and capable of being mounted onto a drill bit body.