Patent ID: 8511944

Claim:
A clamping device ( 20 ) for removably securing a cutting insert ( 22 ) in a tool holder ( 24 ), the clamping device comprising a clamping lever ( 26 ) and an actuating member ( 32 ), the clamping lever ( 26 ) including a first and second limb ( 34 , 36 ) extending from a central elbow ( 38 ); the first limb ( 34 ) having a clamping end portion ( 46 ) with at least two independently resilient clamping fingers ( 64 , 66 ), and the second limb ( 36 ) being operatively connected to the actuating member ( 32 ), wherein: the at least two independently resilient clamping fingers ( 64 , 66 ) are separated by at least one clamping slot ( 68 ), and each of the at least two independently resilient clamping fingers ( 64 , 66 ) has an upper clamping zone ( 70 , 72 ) in clamping contact with the cutting insert ( 22 ) and a resilience axis of rotation (R 1 , R 2 ), and wherein: the at least one clamping slot ( 68 ) has at least one slot width (W 1 ) generally parallel to the at least two resilience axes of rotation (R 1 , R 2 ).