Patent ID: 7001115

Claim:
A cutting insert for metalworking operations comprised of an insert body having: a) a top surface and a bottom surface; b) sides between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the sides are comprised of core sides and tip sides; c) top edges at the intersection of the top surface with the sides; d) bottom edges at the intersection of the bottom surface with the sides; e) a core defined by two pairs of core sides, wherein each pair has a first core side and a second core side and wherein the top edges of each pair of core sides form a core angle with one another; 1) wherein, in a plan view, the top edge of the first core side of one pair is parallel to the top edge of the first core side of the other pair; 2) wherein, in a plan view, the top edge of the second core side of one pair is parallel to the top edge of the second core side of the other pair; f) a first cutting portion and a second cutting portion, each extending from the core, wherein each cutting portion is comprised of: 1) a pair of tip sides having top edges converging at a tip angle to form a cutting tip; and 2) a bisector line bisecting the tip angle; g) wherein, in a plan view, the bisector line of the first cutting portion is offset from and parallel to the bisector line of the second cutting portion, and h) wherein the tip angle is less than the core angle.