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 the line 4--4;

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

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5180258 January 19, 1993 Bernadic
5503507 April 2, 1996 Lowe et al.
5772366 June 30, 1998 Wiman et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D414194
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 24, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 1999
Assignee: Valenite Inc. (Madison Heights, MI)
Inventors: John Patterson (Hazel Park, MI), Tony Lowe (Royal Oak, MI), Brendan Brockett (Dearborn, MI), Thomas Bernadic (Madison Hts., MI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Mary K. Cameron
Application Number: 0/94,225
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting Tool, E.g., Drill Bit, Etc. (D15/139)
International Classification: 1599;