Patent ID: 7387474

Claim:
A cutting insert for cutting tools of the type that includes a basic body, comprising: a front cutting edge and a connecting surface having male- and/or female-like engagement means for securing the cutting insert in a mounted state, each of the engagement means comprises a pair of flanks, which extend parallel and are inclined at an angle to each other while giving the engagement means a v-shaped cross section, said flanks contacting a corresponding pair of flanks of a mating engagement means in a connecting surface of the basic body so as to secure the cutting insert in a mounted state but not at an intermediate surface spacing the flanks apart, a geometrically predetermined reference locus in the cutting insert serving as a force-application spot for the clamping of the cutting insert, wherein simultaneously active engagement portions, consisting of: a first engagement means, which has a certain length extension and is entirely located between said front cutting edge and the reference locus, and a second elongate engagement means, which is oriented at an angle to the first engagement means, and is entirety situated at a greater distance from the front cutting edge than the reference locus.