Patent ID: 8708611

Claim:
A cutting head ( 14 ) for a T-slot cutter ( 10 ) comprising: opposing cutting head top and intermediate surfaces ( 18 , 20 ) extending perpendicular to a head rotation axis (A) defining an axial direction of the cutting head, and a head peripheral surface ( 22 ) extending therebetween; cutting portions ( 24 ) located along the head peripheral surface ( 22 ); a head protrusion ( 32 ) extending from the cutting head intermediate surface ( 20 ) and comprising a head torque-transfer portion ( 42 ); a cutting head abutment surface ( 34 ); a head bore ( 36 ) coaxial with the head rotation axis (A), the head bore ( 36 ) extending between, and opening out to, the cutting head top surface ( 18 ) and the head protrusion ( 32 ); and a head centering portion ( 40 ) distinct from the head torque-transferring portion ( 42 ) and located at an axial position different therefrom, along the head rotation axis (A).