Patent ID: 8522443

Claim:
A cutting tool comprising: a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge, said first cutting edge and the second cutting edge being movable into engagement with one another; said first cutting edge comprising an edge tip extending along at least a portion of said first cutting edge, said edge tip having a flat end face defining a first edge and a second edge where the flat end face has a width in the range of 0.002 to 0.008 inches; a first side face extending from the first edge and a second side face extending from the second edge where the first side face and the second side face extend at an angle relative to one another such that the first side face and the second side face diverge as they extend away from the flat end face and are disposed at an angle relative to one another in the range of 66 degrees to 74 degrees wherein the edge tip defines a central axis and the first side face and the second side face extend at an angle of between approximately 33 and 37 degrees with respect to the central axis.