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US 4,024,777 AGranted
Automatically indexable cutting tool
OwnerDerrell Jean Fogartyinventor
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Abstract
A cutting tool comprises a cutter assembly including a cutting implement having a cutting surface and a shank extending longitudinally from the cutting implement. The shank is received in a bore in a housing assembly and is longitudinally extendable and retractable therein. Guide surfaces interengageable between the cutter assembly and the housing assembly automatically rotate the cutter assembly upon extension and retraction of the shank in the housing bore to change the position of the cutting surface.
Claims14
A cutting tool comprising:
- a cutter assembly comprising a cutting implement having a cutting surface and a shank extending longitudinally from said cutting implement;
- a housing assembly having a bore for receipt of said shank, said shank being longitudinally extendable and retractable in said bore;
- and means defining guide surfaces interengageable between said cutter assembly and said housing assembly for automatically rotating said cutter assembly upon extension and retraction of said shank in said bore to change the position of said cutting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.