Saw tooth and insert therefor
AssigneeU.S. Tsubaki Holdings, Inc.
InventorsJeff Tyler Rhode, Derek James Imig
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Abstract
A saw tooth for a saw including a square saw tooth body to be mounted on a holder and for receiving inserts fastened to inwardly sloping seating surfaces on the cutting end of the tooth body. The inserts are provided with cutting edges. Between seating surfaces, the cutting end of the tooth body defines recesses for receiving intermediate members fastened therein. The intermediate members are provided with cutting edges, and the intermediate members abut the adjoining inserts to form a cutting surface about the periphery of the cutting end of the saw tooth and help protect the saw tooth body from damage including washout.
Claims14
A saw tooth including an upper surface and a center bore, wherein the center bore defines a primary axis, the saw tooth comprising:
- a first hardened portion including an upper surface forming a portion of the upper surface of the saw tooth;
- a second hardened portion including an upper surface forming a portion of the upper surface of the saw tooth;
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- a first joint between the first hardened portion and the second hardened portion, wherein a portion of the first joint is on the upper surface of the saw tooth, wherein the portion of the first joint on the upper surface of the saw tooth is misaligned from any radius extending from the primary axis of the center bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.