Screw head wedge clamp assembly for cutting tool

A screw head wedge clamp assembly for a cutting tool, comprising:

• a clamp screw having a screw head at one end and a threaded body at an opposite end, the screw head having a frustum-shaped portion that is formed at an angle with respect to a central, longitudinal axis of the screw head, the clamp screw capable of being threaded into a threaded bore of an insert pocket of a cutting tool;
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• a screw head wedge clamp having a body, a clamp head extending from the body and a surface for accommodating the clamp screw, the clamp head having a frustum-shaped portion that is formed at an angle with respect to a central, longitudinal axis of the clamp head, the body of the wedge clamp is capable of being received in a clamp bore of the insert pocket of the cutting tool,
• wherein the central, longitudinal axis of the screw head is substantially perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis of the clamp head, and
• wherein the screw head contacts both a wall of the insert pocket and the wedge clamp when the clamp screw is threaded into the threaded bore of the insert pocket.

A screw head wedge clamp assembly for a cutting tool, comprising:

• a clamp screw having a screw head at one end and a threaded body at an opposite end, the screw head having a frustum-shaped portion that is formed at an angle with respect to a central, longitudinal axis of the screw head, the clamp screw capable of being threaded into a threaded bore of an insert pocket of a cutting tool;
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• a screw head wedge clamp having a body, a clamp head extending from the body and a surface for accommodating the clamp screw, the clamp head having a frustum-shaped portion that is formed at an angle with respect to a central, longitudinal axis of the clamp head, the body of the wedge clamp is capable of being received in a clamp bore of the insert pocket of the cutting tool,
• wherein the central, longitudinal axis of the screw head is substantially perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis of the clamp head, and
• wherein the body of the wedge clamp contacts a bottom wall of the clamp bore when the clamp screw is threaded into the threaded bore of the insert pocket, and wherein the bottom wall has a radius, R, thereby causing the clamp head to exert a downward and rearward force against the cutting insert and securely hold the cutting insert in the insert pocket.