Patent ID: 6824333
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A product adapted for use with a toolholder having a pocket for receiving the product for use in connection with a machine tool for grooving and turning, said product comprising:a. a head having a rear end, and b. a body integral with said head and extending generally longitudinally from said rear end to a distal end of the body opposite said rear end, said body having: (i) first and second sides which are generally parallel and opposite each other and extending from said rear end to said distal end; (ii) top and bottom surfaces extending continuously from said rear end to said distal end and from said first side to said second side, said top surface having a first uninterrupted planar surface intersecting with and extending continuously from said rear end to said distal end and inclined upwardly from said first side, and said top surface having a second uninterrupted planar surface intersecting with and extending continuously from said rear end to said distal end and inclined upwardly from said second side, said bottom surface having a first uninterrupted planar surface intersecting with and extending continuously from said rear end to said distal end and inclined downwardly from said first side, and said bottom surface having a second uninterrupted planar surface intersecting with and extending continuously from said rear end to said distal end and inclined downwardly from said second side; wherein at least one of each pair of said upwardly and downwardly inclined planar surfaces are adapted to be utilized simultaneously for clamping said product within and to the pocket of the toolholder.