Patent ID: 8529162

Claim:
A cutting tool ( 20 , 120 ) comprising a tool body ( 22 , 122 ), an ambidextrous clamp ( 26 ) and a cutting insert ( 24 ); the tool body ( 22 , 122 ) comprising a shank portion ( 40 ) and a head portion ( 38 ), the head portion ( 38 ) comprising an insert pocket ( 46 ) with the cutting insert ( 24 ) removably secured therein by the ambidextrous clamp ( 26 ), and in a region removed from the insert pocket ( 46 ) a single tool body threaded bore ( 48 L, 48 R); the cutting insert ( 24 ) comprising opposing cutting insert top and bottom surfaces ( 58 , 60 ) and a through hole ( 64 ) extending between and opening at the cutting insert top and bottom surfaces ( 58 , 60 ); the ambidextrous clamp ( 26 ) exhibiting mirror symmetry about a first plane (P 1 ) and comprising: two clamp screw throughbores ( 84 , 86 ) located mirror symmetrically with respect to the first plane (P 1 ); a forward protrusion ( 90 ) for engaging a portion of the through hole ( 64 ), when the cutting insert ( 24 ) is secured to the insert pocket ( 46 ); at least one internal fluid duct ( 104 ) passing through a space between the two clamp screw throughbores ( 84 , 86 ) and extending from a coolant fluid inlet port ( 100 ) to at least one discharge orifice ( 106 ), the at least one discharge orifice ( 106 ) being positioned symmetrically with respect to the first plane (P 1 ), the at least one internal fluid duct ( 104 ) for conveying coolant fluid to the at least one discharge orifice ( 106 ) for ejection towards an operative cutting corner ( 68 ) of the cutting insert ( 24 ); wherein: the ambidextrous clamp ( 26 ) is secured to the tool body ( 22 , 122 ) by a single clamp screw ( 88 ) located in one of the clamp screw throughbores ( 84 , 86 ) and threadingly engaged with the single tool body threaded bore ( 48 L, 48 R); for a left-handed cutting tool ( 20 ), the single clamp screw ( 88 ) is located in one of the clamp screw throughbores ( 84 ); and for a right-handed cutting tool ( 120 ), the single clamp screw ( 88 ) is located in the other clamp screw throughbore ( 86 ).