Insert holder and method of holding
Patent 4397592 Issued on August 9, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 10, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 10, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3284874 3341920 3341921 3341923 3623201 3654682 3747179 Toolholder Patent #: 3965553 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/205440 filed on 11/10/1980US Classes:407/105, Tilting clamp element and separate means to tilt same407/104With means projecting through aperture to force tool laterally against reaction surfaceExaminersPrimary: Garrett, Robert E.Assistant: Kearns, Jerry Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB23B 27/16 (20060101)AbstractA toolholder for releasably holding an indexable cutting insert is described. The insert is locked onto an insert receiving pocket on the toolholder by a locking pin whose head clamps against an upwardly facing wall in a tapered central aperture through the insert. The pin is threadedly engaged to the toolholder and is configured so as to allow itself to tilt outwardly, after the insert is unclamped, allowing the insert to be removed from the pin and the insert pocket. | |
