Patent ID: 7144205

Claim:
A cutting tool for use in cutting machine operations, the tool comprising: a tool body having a pocket, partially defined by a floor and a first seating surface, and a threaded hole in the pocket, the threaded hole being at an angle that is taken with reference to the pocket floor; an insert in the pocket, the insert having an upper rake face, at least one side defining a flank face, a cutting edge provided between the rake face and the flank face, and a mounting hole passing therethrough; and a retention screw passing through the mounting hole and threading into the threaded hole in the floor of the pocket so as to draw the insert against the first seating surface, wherein the retention screw contacts the mounting hole in a seating plane such that contact between the screw and the mounting hole is limited to approximately 180-degrees or less, and wherein the tool body has a peripheral surface defining a radial clearance face having a diminishing radius that begins at the pocket floor at a point that generally coincides with the flank face of the insert.