Patent ID: 7735401

Claim:
A boring tool having an elongated cylindrical shank, comprising: at least one bore cutting portion mounted proximate to one end of the shank, each cutting portion including an elongated recessed chip flute formed in said shank and running away from the cutting portion; and a cartridge including a chamfer cutting portion mounted to a body, said body including means for mounting the cartridge to the shank where said cartridge is adjustably coupled to a single chip flute along said chip flute; wherein said cartridge mounting means comprises a pair of opposed walls extending from said body and which cooperate to define a channel, wherein a wall of said single chip flute is received within and abuts against one of said channel walls; wherein said shank further includes an elongated mounting recess having an elongated mounting wall that is adjacent to and coextensive with said flute wall, wherein said flute wall and said mounting wall cooperate to define an elongated rib, wherein said rib is receivable within said channel.