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US 2016/0082535 A1Published application
Reamers with radially extending flutes
AssigneeKennametal lnc.
InventorsLi NING, Nicholas HENRY
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Abstract
In one aspect, reamers having radially extending flutes are described herein. A reamer described herein comprises a cutting portion including a plurality of cutting teeth separated by flutes, the cutting teeth defining an outer diameter of the cutting portion and the flutes extending radially to define an inner diameter of the cutting portion.
Claims21
A reamer comprising:
- a cutting portion including a plurality of cutting teeth separated by flutes, the cutting teeth defining an outer diameter of the cutting portion and the flutes extending radially to define an inner diameter of the cutting portion.
A method comprising:
- increasing the number of teeth on the cutting portion of a reamer of fixed outer diameter by separating the cutting teeth by flutes extending radially to define an inner diameter of the cutting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.