Patent ID: 7338236

Claim:
A milling tool comprising: a shaft ( 2 ); a working portion ( 3 ) including a face and an outer circumferential surface; at least one cutting edge ( 8 ) formed in an area of the face of the working portion ( 3 ); at least one bore ( 4 ) extending along an axis into the face of the working portion, wherein the bore ( 4 ) is arranged eccentrically such that the axis of the bore extends laterally offset with respect to an axis ( 5 ) of the tool; and at least one slit ( 6 ) provided at the face of the working portion, the slit includes a following edge forming a cutting edge ( 8 ) of the working portion, wherein the slit extends from the axis ( 5 ) of the tool to the outer circumferential surface of the working portion ( 3 ), and wherein a following side surface of the slit ( 6 ) substantially extends through the axis ( 5 ) of the tool.