Patent ID: 6382277
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A cutting apparatus comprising:a cutting wheel adapted to be driven about a center axis, and including a pair of side surfaces and an outer peripheral surface interconnecting the side surfaces; and a plurality of cutting assemblies mounted on the cutting wheel, each cutting assembly comprising: first and second pockets disposed on respective ones of the side surfaces, each pocket including a body having a leading end and a trailing end with reference to a direction of rotation of the cutting wheel, and a leading through-hole and a trailing through-hole extending through the pocket, the leading and trailing through-holes of each pocket being aligned with respective leading and trailing through-holes of the other pocket and aligned with respective mounting holes extending through the cutting wheel; a pair of cutting teeth, each tooth including a shank having first and second ends, an enlarged head having a hard cutting tip disposed at the first end, one of the cutting teeth extending through the aligned leading through-holes of the first and second pockets, and the other cutting tooth extending through the aligned trailing through-holes of the first and second pockets, the cutting teeth extending in mutually opposite directions wherein the cutting elements are disposed at respective side surfaces of the cutting wheel and situated radially inwardly of the outer peripheral surface, each tooth being mounted against rotation relative to its respective pocket; and fasteners attached to respective ones of the cutting teeth adjacent the second ends thereof, wherein the enlarged head and the fastener of each tooth cooperate to clamp both of the first and second pockets against respective side surfaces of the cutting wheel.