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 polygonal indexable cutting insert of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the polygonal indexable cutting insert of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the polygonal indexable cutting insert of FIG. 2 taken along line 5--5;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the polygonal indexable cutting insert of FIG. 2 taken along line 6--6;

FIG. 6 is a view of a polygonal indexable cutting insert showing a second form of our new design; and,

FIG. 7 is a view of a polygonal indexable cutting insert showing a third form of our new design.

The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404744
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 3, 1998
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 1999
Assignee: Valenite Inc. (Madison Heights, MI)
Inventors: Thomas Bernadic (Madison Heights, MI), John Patterson (Hazel Park, MI), Tony Lowe (Royal Oak, MI), Brendan Brockett (Dearborn, MI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Mary K. Cameron
Application Number: 0/86,047
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting Tool, E.g., Drill Bit, Etc. (D15/139)
International Classification: 1509;