Patent ID: 8287213

Claim:
An indexable cutting insert comprising: a block body having opposite ends; opposite side surfaces of the block body extending between the ends; opposite major surfaces of the block body extending between the ends; a first pair of side edges extending between one end and the other end at junctures between one of the opposite side surfaces and the opposite major surfaces; a second pair of side edges extending from the one end to the other end at junctures between the other of the opposite side surfaces and the opposite major surfaces; a first cutting edge formed on one of the first pair of side edges to extend from the one end at the juncture of the one opposite side surface and one of the opposite major surfaces; and a second cutting edge formed on one of the second pair of side edges to extend from the other end at the juncture of the other of the opposite side surfaces and the other of the opposite major surfaces so that the first and second cutting edges are diagonally oppositely oriented across the block body from each other.