Patent ID: 6024143
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A01G,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutter tooth assembly for impinging a material and wherein the cutter tooth assembly is attachable to a driven member wherein the driven member has a side surface and a circumferential surface, the assembly comprising:a cutter tooth having an elongate body with a leading end and a trailing end, and a hard insert at the leading end of the tooth;a pocket including a base portion and a holder portion, the pocket being attachable to the side surface of the driven member at the base portion thereof, and the cutter tooth being retained to the pocket at the holder portion thereof;the base portion of the pocket having a leading surface and a trailing surface; andthe cutter tooth being retained by the holder portion of the pocket so that the hard insert extends circumferentially past the leading surface of the base portion of the pocket.