Gear cutting – milling – or planing – Milling – With cutter holder
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-13
2007-03-13
Howell, Daniel W. (Department: 3722)
Gear cutting, milling, or planing
Milling
With cutter holder
C408S233000, C408S23900A, C279S008000, C407S048000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10502766
ABSTRACT:
A tool assembly includes first and second tool bodies, a tool coupling interconnecting the tool bodies, and a drawing member for drawing the tool bodies together along a common longitudinal axis. The tool coupling includes a male portion disposed on one of the tool bodies, and a female portion disposed on the other of the tool bodies. The male portion has a plurality of tongues spaced apart around the axis, the tongues being flexible in a radial direction with reference to the longitudinal axis. The female portion has a non-circular recess defining a plurality of corner portions receiving respective ones of the flexible tongues for radially steering the tool bodies during axial mating thereof.
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Howell Daniel W.
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
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