Polygonal indexable cutting insert

- Valenite Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a polygonal indexable cutting insert showing a first form of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the insert of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a polygonal indexable cutting insert showing a second form of our new design; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the insert of FIG. 3.

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Patent History
Patent number: D401948
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 1998
Assignee: Valenite Inc. (Madison Heights, MI)
Inventors: Lee Reiterman (Rochester Hills, MI), James D. Lark, II (W. Bloomfield, MI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Mary K. Cameron
Application Number: 0/82,711
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting Tool, E.g., Drill Bit, Etc. (D15/139)
International Classification: 1509;