Patent ID: 9211590
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B23B,B23C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A screw head wedge clamp assembly for a cutting tool, comprising: a clamp screw having a screw head at one end and a threaded body at an opposite end, the screw head having a frustum-shaped portion that is formed at an angle with respect to a central, longitudinal axis of the screw head, the clamp screw capable of being threaded into a threaded bore of an insert pocket of a cutting tool; and a screw head wedge clamp having a body, a clamp head extending from the body and a surface for accommodating the clamp screw, the clamp head having a frustum-shaped portion that is formed at an angle with respect to a central, longitudinal axis of the clamp head, the body of the wedge clamp is capable of being received in a clamp bore of the insert pocket of the cutting tool, wherein the central, longitudinal axis of the screw head is substantially perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis of the clamp head.