Patent ID: 6325574
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B23C,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutter comprising:a setscrew;a cartridge to hold a tooth and the setscrew, the cartridge having a leading side, a trailing side, and an open-sided tap for the setscrew, exposing a side of the setscrew when the setscrew is threaded into the tap; anda cutter body with an open-ended slot to receive the cartridge, the slot having a bottom, a leading side, and a trailing side, the leading side of the slot having a generally cylindrical concave portion that surrounds the exposed side of the setscrew when the cartridge is in the slot and the setscrew is in the tap, the cylindrical concave portion angled to wedge the setscrew increasingly against the cylindrical concave portion as the setscrew is tightened, and further angled to force the cartridge against the bottom and trailing side of the slot as the setscrew is tightened;whereby the cartridge is placed in the slot, and the setscrew is manually tightened, forcing the cartridge firmly against the bottom and trailing sides of the slot.