Patent ID: 6843621

Claim:
A reamer for making a tapered hole comprising: a) a conical body having a longitudinal axis, and a threaded opening along the longitudinal axis, b) a plurality of cutter slots spaced from each other about the longitudinal axis, c) cutter bits positioned in the cutter slots, d) a pilot end attached to the conical body, e) recesses in the pilot end which receive ends of the cutter bits and maintain the cutter bits in position, f) an arbor end having a centered opening for the insertion of an arbor, g) an arbor having a threaded end for insertion of the arbor, h) a flange on the arbor, the flange having an outer diameter larger than the centered opening to hold the arbor in place when the threaded end of the arbor is screwed into the threaded opening of the conical body, i) recesses in the arbor end to receive ends of the cutter bits and maintain the cutter bits in position.