Patent ID: 6190095
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutting tool comprising:an insert having a through hole for receiving a bolt therethrough, the bolt securing the insert on a tool holder;a first end of said bolt being shaped with a head for axially arresting the insert on the bolt while said head is seated in a recess formed on the insert, and the other end of the bolt carrying a nut in threaded engagement with the bolt;a tool holder, formed on a first side with a seat for receiving the insert and on a second, opposite side formed with a seat for receiving the nut, and a channel connecting said insert seat and said nut seat;said channel opening laterally with parallel side walls in a third side connecting said first and opposite sides, the channel forming a slit for laterally introducing the bolt, the insert and the nut being attached thereto, so that the insert is seated on said first side and the nut is seated on said opposite side while the bolt is received in a bottom end of the channel and extended through the channel at a slanting orientation relative to the insert, as the nut is tightened to firmly secure the insert on the tool holder.