Stump grinding bit and tip therefor
US6601620B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T407/24
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stump cutter includes a rotary drum, holders mounted on the drum, and cutting bits mounted in respective bores of each holder for rotation relative thereto. Each cutting bit includes a shank having a pocket formed in a front end thereof in which the cutting tip is brazed, wherein an outer lip of the shank tightly grips an outer side surface of the cutting tip with a thermal shrink fit. The cutting tip includes a circular cutting edge formed by the intersection between portions of the front surface and side surface of the cutting tip, which surface portions intersect at a ninety degree angle. The front surface of the cutting tip includes raised radial ribs spaced circumferentially therearound for inducing rotation of the cutting bit during a cutting operation.
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