Replaceable cutter tooth with three outwardly diverging cutting tips
OwnerRickey D. Shinninventor
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Abstract
A cutter tooth is carried on an outer peripheral surface of a rotatable cutter adapted for clearing, mulching and grinding trees. The cutter tooth includes a tooth body with a front face, sides, and a rear. The face is recessed inwardly and defines three equally spaced-apart and outwardly diverging cutting tips.
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A cutter tooth for being carried on an outer peripheral surface of a rotatable cutter adapted for clearing, mulching, and grinding trees, said cutter tooth comprising a tooth body having a front face, sides, and a rear, said face being recessed inwardly and defining three equally spaced-apart and outwardly diverging cutting tips, and said cutter tooth adapted for being oriented relative to the rotatable cutter such that two of said three cutting tips reside in a reduced wear position while a third of said three cutting tips resides in a cutting position for engaging and cutting trees.
In combination with a cutter tooth holder assembly adapted for being mounted to an outer peripheral surface of a rotatable cutter, the improvement comprising a cutter tooth attached to said tooth holder assembly, said cutter tooth comprising a tooth body having a front face, sides, and a rear, said face being recessed inwardly and defining three equally spaced-apart and outwardly diverging cutting tips, and said cutter tooth adapted for being oriented relative to the rotatable cutter such that two of said three cutting tips reside in a reduced wear position while a third of said three cutting tips resides in a cutting position for engaging and cutting trees.
In combination with a rotatable cutter and a tooth holder assembly mounted to an outer peripheral surface of said cutter, the improvement comprising a cutter tooth attached to said tooth holder assembly, said cutter tooth comprising a tooth body having a front face, sides, and a rear, said face being recessed inwardly and defining three equally spaced-apart and outwardly diverging cutting tips, and said cutter tooth adapted for being oriented relative to the rotatable cutter such that two of said three cutting tips reside in a reduced wear position while a third of said three cutting tips resides in a cutting position for engaging and cutting trees.
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