Patent ID: 8020591

Claim:
A stump cutter tooth held by a pocket member wherein the pocket member has a first edge and a second edge, and the pocket member being operatively attached to a rotatably driven wheel of a stump cutter, wherein the driven wheel has opposite first and second side surfaces and the driven wheel being adapted for side-to-side movement when the stump cutter tooth engages the stump, the stump cutter tooth comprising: an elongate tooth body having a central longitudinal axis, the elongate tooth body having a head portion at an axial forward end, the elongate tooth body having a shank portion at an axial rearward end, a first hard insert being at the axial forward end of the tooth body and defining at least a first leading cutting edge that has an orientation to directly engage the stump during rotation and side-to-side movement of the driven wheel, the first hard insert having a first trailing edge, and a second hard insert being at the axial forward end of the tooth body, the second hard insert having a second leading cutting edge and a second trailing edge, and the second hard insert being distinct from the first hard insert, and the second hard insert provides protection to at least a portion of the pocket member; the first trailing edge being opposite of and closely adjacent to the second trailing edge, and a portion of the first trailing edge and a portion of the second trailing edge being closely adjacent to the central longitudinal axis of the elongate tooth body; and the first leading cutting edge is generally arcuate, the second leading cutting edge is generally arcuate, the first trailing edge is generally straight, and the second trailing edge is generally straight; and the first trailing edge being generally parallel to the second trailing edge.