Embossed washer

A rotatable cutting bit assembly comprising:

• a holder block having a generally flat top face,
• a cutting bit having a cutting bit head with a generally flat bottom face, and
• a washer including a front face and a generally flat rear face, said front face having a plurality of ridges, said ridges each have a top face forming a bearing surface for said cutting bit to enhance rotation of said cutter bit and said flat rear face reduces rotation of said washer.

A washer for a rotatable cutting bit wherein the cutting bit has a cutter bit head that presents a bottom face, the washer comprising:

• a generally flat front face, and
• a generally flat rear face,
• wherein said front face has a plurality of ridges with a plurality of gaps separating said plurality of ridges wherein each one of the ridges has a top face that forms a bearing surface for contacting the bottom face of the cutter bit head.

A rotatable cutting bit assembly comprising:

• a cutting bit having a cutting bit head with a generally flat bottom face, and
• a washer including a front face and a generally flat rear face, said front face having a plurality of ridges, said ridges each have a portion of a top face forming a bearing surface for said cutting bit to enhance rotation of said cutter bit and said flat rear face reduces rotation of said washer.