Patent ID: 7156588

Claim:
A cutting head for mounting slidably on a tool shank of a rotary cutting tool for metal cutting operations having an axis of rotation, the cutting head comprising a housing having a recess with an axially adjustable cartridge slidably secured therein, the recess having a base and three sidewalls extending uprightly and axially from the base, two of the sidewalls being parallel and adjacent sidewalls being normal to each other; the cartridge comprising an integral single piece, having top and bottom opposing parallel surfaces and a peripheral side surface extending therebetween, a slit, extending between two opposing lateral surfaces of the peripheral side surface, extends from the top surface towards the bottom surface dividing the cartridge into a clamping portion and a main body portion, the clamping portion being resiliently connected to the main body portion; an insert pocket for retaining a cutting insert is formed by a widening of the slit at a region opening out to the top surface, the cutting insert being securely retained in the insert pocket between the main body portion and the clamping portion.