Saw blade with shaped gullets
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Abrasives Technology Company
InventorKurt Brach
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Abstract
A tool such as a circular diamond abrasive saw blade includes a circular metallic body having a substantially central aperture through which the saw blade is mountable to a rotatable drive shaft, and a plurality of cutters disposed in spaced relation along a periphery of said body. A plurality of gullets are located in spaced relation between the cutters, extending radially inward from the periphery. The gullets are sized and shaped in the form of alphanumeric or graphical indicia.
Claims26
A circular diamond abrasive saw blade comprising:
- a circular metallic body having a substantially central aperture through which the saw blade is mountable to a rotatable drive shaft;
- a plurality of cutters disposed in spaced relation along a periphery of said body;
- a plurality of gullets disposed in spaced relation between said cutters;
- said gullets extending radially inward from the periphery of said body;
- and
- said gullets being configured in the form of indicia selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, trademarks, and combinations thereof.
A tool configured for being driven in a longitudinal direction to remove material from a workpiece, said tool comprising:
- a body, mountable to a drive mechanism;
- a plurality of cutters disposed in spaced relation along a periphery of said body;
- at least one gullet disposed between said cutters;
- said gullet extending inwardly from said periphery;
- and
- said gullet being configured to form indicia selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, trademarks, and combinations thereof.
A method for labeling a metallic core diamond abrasive cutting tool, said method comprising cutting a plurality of symbols, selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, trademarks, and combinations thereof, from the metallic core to visually label the tool and provide stress relief along a perimeter of the metallic core during operation of the tool.
A method of fabricating a circular abrasive cutting tool having permanent indicia disposed thereon, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a substantially circular body having a substantially central aperture through which the body is mountable to a rotatable drive shaft;
- (b) disposing cutters along a periphery of the body;
- (c) disposing at least one gullet on the body, extending from the periphery towards the aperture;
- (d) configuring the gullet(s) in the form of indicia selected from the group consisting of alphanumeric symbols and trademarks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.