US 7,832,321 B1Granted

Cutting blade for producing a tapazoidal groove in pavement and its associated method of manufacture

OwnerEdward A. Zuzeloinventor

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Abstract

A cutting tooth element for a cutting blade. The cutting tooth element has a body. The body has a forward surface, a rearward surface and a peripheral edge surface that extends from the forward surface to the rearward surface. The peripheral edge surface has a constant width that is equal to the width at the bottom of the groove that is to be cut. The body of each cutting tooth has a thickened area between its forward surface and rearward surface. The thickened area has a maximum width equal to the width at the top of the groove that is to be cut. The body has sloped side surfaces that extend from the thickened area to the forward surface, rearward surface and the peripheral edge surface. The resulting shape of the cutting tooth causes the cutting tooth to retain its cutting profile as it wears.

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Dependent claims

A cutting blade for cutting a groove into pavement, wherein said groove has a depth between a bottom and a top and wherein said top of said groove is wider than said bottom of said groove, said cutting blade comprising;

a circular metal blank having an arbor mounting hole disposed therein, said circular metal blank having an outer rim;
a plurality of cutting tooth elements symmetrically affixed to said outer rim, each of said cutting tooth elements having a body defined between a forward surface, a rearward surface and a peripheral edge surface that extends between said forward surface and said rearward surface;
wherein said body varies in width between said forward surface and said rearward surface and has a maximum width in a thickened area between said forward surface and said rearward surface that is equal in width to said top of said groove;
and
wherein said peripheral edge surface is farthest from said outer rim and has a constant width equal to said bottom of said groove;
and
wherein said forward surface has a uniform width that is equal to that of said peripheral edge surface.

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