Patents by Inventor Fred W. Fischer

Fred W. Fischer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4326437
    Abstract: A cutting tool assembly including a tool holder for supporting a cutting tool having a tool body and a plurality of substantially identical cutting edges extending radially from the tool body and being substantially equally circumferentially spaced thereabout. The cutting tool is pivotally mounted on the tool holder about a first pivot axis for pivotal indexing movement of the tool body relative to the tool holder to successively dispose a selected cutting edge in a predetermined cutting position relative to the tool holder. The assembly further includes a latch pivotally mounted about a second pivot axis spaced from the first pivot axis on the tool holder and having a latched position operatively engageable with the tool body to hold the selected cutting edge in a predetermined cutting position and an unlatched position permitting pivotal indexable movement of the cutting tool to dispose another of the cutting edges in the predetermined cutting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Inventor: Fred W. Fischer