Patent ID: 7905689

Claim:
A cutting insert system, comprising: a plurality of generally parallelogram-shaped indexable peripheral milling cutting inserts adapted to be mounted on a peripheral milling tool holder, wherein each of the cutting inserts comprises: an insert width, wherein the insert width is the same for each of the plurality of cutting inserts; a corner nose having a corner nose radius dimension, wherein the corner nose radius dimension is different for each of the plurality of cutting inserts; an axial alignment clearance face, wherein the axial alignment clearance face defines an equivalent face location and an equivalent clearance angle for each of the plurality of cutting inserts when the insert is detachably mounted on the tool holder; a top face including a radial cutting edge extending substantially to the corner nose; a primary axial cutting edge extending oppositely from the corner nose; a bridging cutting edge extending obtusely from the primary axial cutting edge; and a secondary axial cutting edge extending obtusely from the bridging cutting edge; a radial clearance face inclined downwardly from the radial cutting edge; a conical clearance face inclined downwardly from the corner nose; a primary axial clearance face inclined downwardly from the primary axial cutting edge; a bridging clearance face extending downwardly from the bridging cutting edge; and a secondary axial clearance face extending downwardly from the secondary axial cutting edge.