Polygonal indexable cutting insert

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an 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 4--4;

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

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

FIG. 7 is a view of an 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: D411551
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 29, 1999
Inventors: Thomas J. Bernadic (Madison Heights, MI), Karl Katbi (Troy, MI), Tony Lowe (Royal Oak, MI), Brendan Brockett (Dearborn Hts., MI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Mary K. Cameron
Application Number: 0/90,218
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting Tool, E.g., Drill Bit, Etc. (D15/139)
International Classification: 1504;