Band saw blade stock and method of making the same

Claim 1

BAND SAW BLADE STOCK COMPRISING: A COMPOSITE BAND CONSISTING OF: (1) A FLEXIBLE BAND OF STEEL POSSESSING THE PROPERTIES NECESSARY TO WITHSTAND SHOCK AND HAVE GOOD RESISTANCE TO FATIGUE FAILURE, SAID BAND BEING OF INDISCRIMINATE LENGTH, UNIFORM WIDTH AND THICKNESS AND BEING SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE TO BE UNAFFECTED BY REPEATED FLEXURE OVER THE PULLEYS OF A BAND SAW, AND (2) A CONTINUOUS UNBROKEN BEAD OF CUTTING TOOL STEEL FUSED DIRECTLY TO ONE EDGE OF SAID FLEXIBLE STEEL BAND WITH A WELL-DEFINED JUNCTION THEREBETWEEN EXTENDING ACROSS SAID EDGE OF THE BAND, THE BEAD HAVING A HARDNESS IN THE 63-66 RC. RANGE SO THAT IT MAY BE TEMPERED TO SECONDARY HARDNESS WITHOUT ANY INTERMEDIATE HARDENING, AND HAVING AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE GRAIN STRUCTURE OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF RAPID QUENCHING FROM THE MOLTEN STATE AND BEING FREE FROM ANY EVIDENCE OF COLD WORKING; THE COMPOSITE BAND BEING ESSENTIALLY FREE FROM INTERNAL STRESSES SO THAT SUBSTANTIALLY NO DEFORMATION THEREOF TAKES PLACE WHEN TEETH ARE GROUND INTO SAID EDGE WITH THE GULLETS OF THE TEETH WELL BELOW THE JUNCTION OF THE FLEXIBLE STEEL BAND AND THE BEAD THEREON AND ONLY THE TIP PORTIONS OF THE TEETH OF CUTTING TOOL STEEL.