Patent ID: 7407347

Claim:
A tool for chip removing machining, comprising a holder and at least one cutting insert received in the holder, the holder comprising at least one insert pocket for receiving the cutting insert and an opening connected to the insert pocket, the insert pocket having a first holding member provided along a periphery of the insert pocket, and the cutting insert having an anchor section and an edge portion connected to the anchor section, a second holding member being provided along a periphery of the anchor section, the first and the second holding members cooperating when the cutting insert is mounted in the insert pocket, wherein the periphery of the insert pocket, at least partly, is defined by at least one circular arc of the pocket, the at least one pocket arc having a pocket arc center of rotation, and at least a portion of the second holding member located away from a cutting insert center is defined by a circular arc of the insert having an insert arc center of rotation, wherein the second holding member comprises a plurality of holding members distributed along the periphery of the anchor section, the plurality of holding members located away from the cutting insert center being defined by opposing surfaces forming a generally V-shape, the opposing surfaces being at least partially defined by circular arcs of the insert, the circular arcs having a common center of rotation at the insert arc center of rotation, and the circular arcs of the insert being located at the same distance from the insert arc center of rotation.