Patent ID: 7086812

Claim:
A cutting tool comprising: a cutter body having at least one pocket therein adapted to receive a cutting insert cartridge assembly, the at least one pocket having a forward wall, a rearward wail and a bottom wall, the bottom wall extending between the forward wall and the rearward wall and being arranged at an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the forward wall and being arranged at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the rearward wall; the insert cartridge assembly including a cartridge and a clamping wedge, the cartridge having a front surface, a rear surface and a bottom surface and an insert pocket for receiving the cutting insert, the bottom surface receiving the bottom wall of the pocket, and the rear surface receiving the rearward wall of the pocket; the clamping wedge being of a dove tail shape and including a forward wedge surface and a rear wedge surface, the forward wedge surface being in abutment with the forward wall of the cartridge pocket and the rear wedge surface being in abutment with the front surface of the cartridge, wherein the clamping wedge assists in preventing the cartridge from moving radially from the cartridge pocket; wherein a gap opening in a radially inward direction is formed between the front surface of the cartridge and a radially inward portion of the rear wedge surface.