Patent ID: 7611209

Claim:
A cutting tool, comprising: a first cutting end; a second cutting end; a shoulder at an interface between the first cutting end and the second cutting end, wherein the first cutting end, the shoulder and the second cutting end are arranged longitudinally along a common axis; and a shield having a base, a top and a body, wherein the body has a bore therethrough from the top to the base; wherein the first cutting end includes a first cutting tip at a first distal end, a first body portion, a first recess in the first body portion and a first retainer positioned in the first recess, wherein the second cutting end includes a second cutting tip at a second distal end, a second body portion, a second recess in the second body portion and a second retainer positioned in the second recess, wherein the shield is removably mounted via the bore on one of the first cutting end and the second cutting end, and wherein the shield covers the first retainer.