Patent ID: 7607867

Claim:
A cutting insert, comprising: one or more cutting edges at an intersection of a first surface and a clearance surface; and a mating surface on a second surface, the mating surface including a plurality of radially oriented features, wherein the first surface is adapted to receive a clamp from a tool holder to seat the mating surface to a receiving surface having a corresponding surface to the mating surface, wherein a radius containing one of the plurality of radially oriented features forms an acute angle, an obtuse angle or a right angle to a radius containing a second of the plurality of radially oriented features, wherein the cutting insert is monolithic, wherein the plurality of radially oriented features includes at least two adjacent ridges including V-shaped peaks separated by a groove including a V-shaped base, and wherein the plurality of radially oriented features includes alternating ridges and grooves, wherein a ridgeline of each ridge is oriented to intersect at a common point.