Patent ID: 6688816
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A product adapted for use with a toolholder having a pocket therefor in connection with a machine tool for grooving and turning, comprising a body having:a. first and second sides which are generally parallel and opposite each other; b. first and second ends, said first and second sides extending from adjacent said first end to said second end; and c. top and bottom surfaces extending continuously from adjacent said first end to said second end and from said first side to said second side, said top surface having an uninterrupted planar surface extending continuously from adjacent said first end to said second end and inclined downwardly from the perpendicular of the top edge of the first side to said second side, and said bottom surface having an uninterrupted planar surface extending continuously from adjacent said first end to said second end and inclined upwardly from the perpendicular of the bottom edge of the first side to said second side; wherein both said inclined surfaces are adapted to be utilized simultaneously for clamping said product within and to the pocket of the toolholder.