Segment plate for a saw blade and a saw blade with segment plates

A segment plate adapted to be secured to an outer circumferential edge of a circular saw disc, said segment plate including radially outer and inner regions;

• said outer and inner regions forming radially outer and inner edges, respectively, of said segment plate;
• said outer region being thicker than said inner region whereby a shoulder extends from a side surface of said inner region to a side surface of said outer region;
• said outer edge including first and second slots each opening at said outer edge and extending toward said inner edge;
• said first slot adapted for receiving a replaceable cutter member;
• said first and second slots being spaced apart by a portion of said segment plate, said portion defining an elastically movable clamping finger;
• a first side wall of said finger forming a side of said first slot;
• a second side wall of said finger forming a side of said second slot;
• said first and second side walls converging toward one another and toward said inner edge so that a width of said finger is narrowest at a location remote from said outer edge;
• said second slot receiving a clamping wedge for urging said clamping finger toward said first slot for clamping a replaceable cutter member therein;
• a screw extending through said clamping wedge and projecting into said segment plate;
• a projection extending perpendicularly from said side surface of said inner region from which said shoulder extends;
• said projection spaced radially inwardly from both said shoulder and said outer region;
• a combined thickness of said inner region and said projection being substantially equal to a thickness of said outer region, whereby a free outer end of said projection is substantially coplanar with said side surface of said outer region.