Patent ID: 8028610

Claim:
A cutting link for a saw chain having a running direction (A), the cutting link defining a horizontal axis (H) and comprising: a base body being a planar plate and having first and second rivet openings formed therein; said rivet openings defining respective centers connected by an imaginary line; a cutting tooth made of hard metal and attached to said base body; said cutting tooth having a roof section and a connecting leg; said base body having a recess formed therein forward of said cutting tooth viewed in said running direction (A) for conducting away chips; said cutting tooth partially overlapping said recess; said connecting leg being in surface contact with said base body laterally thereof; said cutting tooth and said base body being firmly bonded to each other by brazing utilizing a brazing solder; said recess having a recess bottom facing toward said imaginary line connecting said rivet centers; said connecting leg having a first edge in the form of a lower edge and said connecting leg extending downwardly so far that said lower edge lies lower than said bottom of said recess; said connecting leg having, viewed in said running direction (A), a rearward region; and, said rearward region of said connecting leg having a second edge lying opposite one of said rivet openings and said second edge running upwardly relative to said first edge and away from said one rivet toward a rearward edge of the rearward region.