Patent ID: 8146474

Claim:
A quick change cutting link for a saw chain for cutting wood, comprising: a base member adapted to be pivotally connected to other links of the saw chain, said base member comprising a seat surface having a first taper, a cutting member including a surface, said surface having a second taper extending along a length of said cutting member, said cutting member further including a V-shaped notch extending along a width of said cutting member, the V-shaped notch including a portion of powdered metal dispersed in a corner of said V-shaped notch at a location along only a portion of said width, wherein said second taper of the cutting member surface engages said first taper of said seat surface, releasably mounting and self-locking said cutting member to said base member, and a carbide tip seated within said V-shaped notch, said carbide tip having a mating surface shaped cooperatively with said V-shaped notch, said mating surface including a detent receiving said powdered metal portion, wherein said base member, said cutting member, and said carbide tip comprise a single link.