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US 4,286,904 AGranted
Wood bit
AssigneeParker Manufacturing Company
InventorsL. Steven Porter, Raymond A. Stockley
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Abstract
Bit for drilling wood or the like consisting of a spade from which extends a centrally-located point, the point being provided with a groove defined by two plane surfaces extending at an obtuse angle.
Claims5
A spade-type bit comprising:
- (a) a body defined by two parallel broad surfaces and two narrow side surfaces extending between said two broad surfaces,
- (b) a spindle extending from a rearward end of said body,
- (c) a point extending from a forward end of said body, said point being defined by said two broad surfaces and by two second side surfaces, said second side surfaces converging forwardly and intersecting to form a forward edge, and
- (d) a groove formed in one of said broad surfaces along said point and extending generally parallel to one of said second side surfaces and intersecting the other one of said second side surfaces, an edge of said one second side surface adjacent said groove being maintained, said groove forming a positive rake angle, said groove gradually increasing substantially uniformly in depth and width toward said other one of said side second surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.