# US 2019/0168314 A1 · Holesaw and pilot bit with threaded tip

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- Number: US 2019/0168314 A1
- Document ID: US20190168314A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/266,213
- Filed: 2019-02-04
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-10-29
- Assignees: Black & Decker Inc.
- Applicants: Black & Decker Inc.
- Inventors: Marco Lourenco; David N. Johnson; James R. Niblett
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168314A1

## CPC

- B23B 51/0426: {with centering devices}
- B27G 15/00: Boring or turning tools; Augers
- B23B 2251/14: Configuration of the cutting part, i.e. the main cutting edges
- B23B 2251/50: Drilling tools comprising cutting inserts
- B23B 2251/603: Detachable pilots, e.g. in the form of a drill
- B23B: TURNING; BORING (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q)
- B27G: ACCESSORY MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR WORKING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; TOOLS FOR WORKING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS (tools for grinding B24D; sawing tools B27B33/00; tools for slotting or mortising machines B27F5/02; tools for the manufacture of wood shavings, chips, powder or the like B27L11/00); SAFETY DEVICES FOR WOOD WORKING MACHINES OR TOOLS

## Abstract

A holesaw assembly includes a holesaw and a pilot bit. The holesaw includes a hollow cup defining a center axis. The cup has a round base perpendicular to the center axis and a peripheral wall coupled to and extending axially forward of the base to a peripheral edge at a free end of the wall. The pilot bit is received in the holesaw along the center axis. The pilot bit has a shaft received in the base, a cutting head coupled to a front end of the shaft, and an at least partially threaded tip coupled to a front end of the cutting head. The holesaw is free of any radial cutting elements disposed inside the cup between the drill bit and the peripheral wall of the cup.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A holesaw assembly comprising:
a holesaw comprising a hollow cup defining a center axis, the cup having a round base perpendicular to the center axis and a peripheral wall coupled to and extending axially forward of the base to a peripheral edge at a free end of the wall; and
a spade bit received in the holesaw along the center axis, the spade bit having a shaft received in the base, a cutting head with a plate-like body coupled to a front end of the shaft, and an at least partially threaded tip coupled to a front end of the cutting head,
wherein the holesaw is free of any radial cutting elements disposed inside the cup between the spade bit and the peripheral wall of the cup, and
wherein the peripheral edge has one or more hard metal cutting inserts, each cutting insert having a cutting edge and a rake face disposed at a hook angle relative to a line parallel to the center axis, the hook angle being between approximately −5° and approximately +5°.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The holesaw assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least partially threaded tip has a thread pitch of approximately 1.0 mm to approximately 2.5 mm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The holesaw assembly of claim 1, wherein each cutting insert has a rectangular or trapezoidal cross-sectional shape and the cutting edge is straight.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The holesaw assembly of claim 1, wherein each cutting insert includes an outer side face offset radially outwardly from the peripheral edge of the holesaw by a first distance, and an inner side face offset radially inwardly from the peripheral edge of the holesaw by a second distance that is greater than the first distance.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The holesaw assembly of claim 1, wherein the plate-like body includes first and second side faces extending radially outward from center axis and first and second cutting edges extending radially outward from center axis.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The holesaw assembly of claim 1, wherein the plate-like body has a width of approximately 7 mm to approximately 13 mm.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The holesaw assembly of claim 1, wherein the plate-like body includes radial faces connecting radially outward edges of the first and second side faces, each of the radial faces tapering radially inwardly in a circumferential direction from the cutting edge to a trailing edge.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The holesaw assembly of claim 7, wherein the radial faces taper radially inwardly to cut out regions in an axially rearward direction from the threaded tip.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The holesaw assembly of claim 1, wherein the threaded tip has a conical shape with a thread.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The holesaw assembly of claim 9, wherein a portion of the threaded tip includes at least one flat surface.

### Claim 11

A holesaw assembly comprising:
a holesaw comprising a hollow cup defining a center axis, the cup having a round base perpendicular to the center axis and a peripheral wall coupled to and extending axially forward of the base to a peripheral edge at a free end of the wall; and
a spade bit received in the holesaw along the center axis, the spade bit having a shaft received in the base, a cutting head with a plate-like body coupled to a front end of the shaft, and an at least partially threaded tip coupled to a front end of the cutting head,
wherein the holesaw is configured to form and remove a generally cylindrical plug of material from a workpiece, and
wherein the peripheral edge has one or more hard metal cutting inserts, each cutting insert having a cutting edge and a rake face disposed at a hook angle relative to a line parallel to the center axis, the hook angle being between approximately −5° and approximately +5°.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The holesaw assembly of claim 11, wherein the at least partially threaded tip has a thread pitch of approximately 1.0 mm to approximately 2.5 mm.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The holesaw assembly of claim 11, wherein each cutting insert has a rectangular or trapezoidal cross-sectional shape and the cutting edge is straight.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The holesaw assembly of claim 11, wherein each cutting insert includes an outer side face offset radially outwardly from the peripheral edge of the holesaw by a first distance, and an inner side face offset radially inwardly from the peripheral edge of the holesaw by a second distance that is greater than the first distance.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The holesaw assembly of claim 11, wherein the plate-like body includes first and second side faces extending radially outward from center axis and first and second cutting edges extending radially outward from center axis.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The holesaw assembly of claim 11, wherein the plate-like body includes radial faces connecting radially outward edges of the first and second side faces, each of the radial faces tapering radially inwardly in a circumferential direction from the cutting edge to a trailing edge.

### Claim 17 (depends on 17)

The holesaw assembly of claim 17, wherein the radial faces taper radially inwardly to cut out regions in an axially rearward direction from the threaded tip.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The holesaw assembly of claim 11, wherein the threaded tip has a conical shape with a thread.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The holesaw assembly of claim 18, wherein a portion of the threaded tip includes at least one flat surface.

### Claim 20

A holesaw assembly comprising:
a holesaw comprising a hollow cup defining a center axis, the cup having a round base perpendicular to the center axis, a peripheral wall coupled to and extending axially forward of the base to a peripheral edge at a free end of the wall, and one or more hard metal cutting inserts coupled to the peripheral edge, each cutting insert including a straight cutting edge and a rake face, the rake face disposed at a hook angle relative to a line parallel to the center axis, the hook angle being between approximately −5° and approximately +5°; and
a spade bit received in the holesaw along the center axis, the spade bit having a shaft received in the base, a cutting head with a plate-like body coupled to a front end of the shaft, and an at least partially threaded tip coupled to a front end of the body, the body including first and second side faces extending radially outward from center axis, first and second cutting edges extending radially outward from center axis, and radial faces connecting radially outward edges of the first and second side faces, each of the radial faces tapering radially inwardly in a circumferential direction from the cutting edge to a trailing edge.