Cutting insert

- Valenite Inc.
Description

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

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

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

FIG. 4 is a view of one of the ends of the cutting insert of FIG. 1.

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4606678 August 19, 1986 Zweekly
4626140 December 2, 1986 Zweekly
4844668 July 4, 1989 Pettersson
Other references
  • Kennametal Lathe Tooling Catalog 4000; Copyright 1994--Positive Profiling Inserts; p. 131; Kennametal Inc. Sandvik Coromant Metalworking Products Catalog Cumulative Supplement 94.1-95.1--T-Max Q-Cut Inserts; p. 30. RNMX 1205 MO Turn turn broaching insert; May 1993; Widia Heinlein. Iscar Cut-Grip--Top-Grip Catalog; Sep. 1992; pp. 78 & 79; Style GIMY and GDMY inserts.
Patent History
Patent number: D428026
Type: Grant
Filed: May 6, 1999
Date of Patent: Jul 11, 2000
Assignee: Valenite Inc. (Madison Heights, MI)
Inventors: Thomas Bernadic (Madison Hts., MI), Brendan Brockett (Dearborn Hts., MI), Gregory Humphries (Troy, MI), John H. Patterson (Hazel Park, MI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Mary K. Cameron
Application Number: 0/104,597
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting Tool, E.g., Drill Bit, Etc. (D15/139)
International Classification: 1509;