Cutting element with improved cutter to blade transition
US7373998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B10/573
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Cutting elements having a slanted top surface for an improved cutter to blade transition, the slanted top surface being integratable into a receiving pocket of a bit blade such that the slanted top surface and the perimeter of the receiving pocket are relatively contiguous when the slanted cutter is mounted within the receiving pocket. Also, a bit with slanted cutters as well as a method of manufacturing a bit having slanted cutters.
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