Patent ID: 7011476

Claim:
An insert adapted for use with a toolholder having a pocket for receiving the insert for use in connection with a machine tool for grooving and turning, said insert comprising: a. a first head having a cutting end, and b. a second head spaced from said first head and having a cutting end of a configuration different from the cutting end of said first head; and c. a body integral with said first and second heads and extending generally longitudinally between the heads, said body having: (i) first and second sides which are generally parallel and opposite each other and extend generally from the first head to the second head; (ii) a top surface extending generally continuously for the majority of the distance between said first head and said second head, said top surface being defined at least in part by a first uninterrupted generally planar surface extending continuously for the majority of the distance between said heads and inclined upwardly relative to said first side, and a second uninterrupted generally planar surface extending continuously for the majority of the distance between said heads and inclined upwardly relative to said second side; (iii) a bottom surface extending generally continuously for the majority of the distance between said first head and said second head, said bottom surface being defined at least in part by a first uninterrupted generally planar surface extending continuously for the majority of the distance between said heads and inclined downwardly relative to said first side, and a second uninterrupted generally planar surface extending continuously for the majority of the distance between said heads and inclined downwardly relative to said second side; wherein at least one of each pair of upwardly and downwardly inclined planar surfaces are adapted to be utilized simultaneously for clamping said insert within and to the pocket of the toolholder.