Polygonal indexable cutting insert

- Valenite Inc.
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 insert of FIG. 1;

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

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

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

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

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D416917
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 3, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 23, 1999
Assignee: Valenite Inc. (Madison Heights, MI)
Inventors: Jeffrey Xie (Troy, MI), Tony Lowe (Royal Oak, MI), Thomas Bernadic (Madison Heights, MI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Mary K. Cameron
Application Number: 0/86,049
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting Tool, E.g., Drill Bit, Etc. (D15/139)
International Classification: 1509;