Tapered lock pin for a cutter tool bit

Claim 2

An assembly for an upper body portion of a cutting tool comprising: a slot having a base, a first inside surface and a second inside surface, each extending from the base, and with the angles defined by the base and each of the inside surfaces each less than 90°, said slot extending from one sidewall of the upper body portion to the other sidewall, and said slot being open opposite the base, and a generally cylindrical aperture extending from and open to a wall of the upper body portion of said aperture tapering inwardly from said opening at an angle less than 5°, with the longitudinal axis of the tapered aperture substantially parallel to the base of the slot, and at least an upper portion of said aperture intersecting a central portion of the base of the slot, an insert disposed within the slot, said insert having a bottom surface disposed against the base of the slot, a first wall disposed against the first inside surface of the slot, and a second wall disposed against the second inside surface of the slot, with the first and second walls of the insert extending outwardly of the slot through the slot opening to converge and form a cutting edge, and a pin tapered less than about 5° with respect to the longitudinal axis of said pin, said taper substantially equal to the taper of the aperture, and said pin having cross sectional dimensions substantially equal to the cross sectional dimensions of the aperture, said pin disposed within said aperture in non-yielding frictional engagement along at least 50% of the length of the bottom surface of the insert which is in communication with the aperture at the intersection of the aperture and the base of the slot.

Claim 3

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the aperture and the pin are tapered at an angle of from 1° to 3°.

Claim 4

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the longitudinal axis of the tapered aperture and the planar base of the slot are within fifteen minutes of parallelism.

Claim 5

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the insert is carbide.

Claim 6

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein sidewalls of the insert are substantially flush with lateral side walls of the upper portion of the cutting tool.

Claim 7

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the angles between the base and each of the inside surfaces of the slot are between 70° and less than 90°.

Claim 8

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the angles between base of each of the inside surfaces of the slot are between 80° and 85°.

Claim 9

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the insert is provided with a longitudinal groove in and along the bottom surface into which the pin is disposed in non-yielding frictional engagement.

Claim 10

An assembly as set forth in claim 8 wherein the longitudinal groove provided in and along the bottom surface of the insert lies substantially in the same vertical and horizontal planes as an upper portion of said aperture.

Claim 11

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cutting tool has an anchor portion for mounting into a cutter disc.

Claim 12

An assembly as set forth in claim 10 wherein the anchor portion is integral with the upper body portion of the cutting tool.

Claim 13

An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the tapered aperture extends from said opening completely through the upper body portion of the cutting tool.

Claim 14

An assembly as set forth in claim 12 wherein the small diameter end of the tapered pin projects outwardly of the upper body portion of the cutting tool.

Claim 15

A bit assembly for a cutter tool comprising: (a) a metallic cutter head having an upper body portion comprising: a front end wall, a rear wall, a top end wall, lateral side walls, a slot extending from one lateral side wall toward the other, which slot is open at the junction of the top end wall and the front end wall, said slot defined by a base, an upper inside surface, a lower inside surface, with the angles defined by the base and each of the inside surfaces each less than 90°, and a generally cylindrical aperture extending from and open to an end wall through a central portion of the upper body portion, said aperture tapering inwardly from said opening at an angle less than 5°, with the longitudinal axis of the tapered aperture substantially parallel to the base of the slot, and at least an upper portion of said aperture intersecting a central portion of the base of the slot, (b) a cutter tool insert disposed within the slot, said insert having a bottom surface disposed against the base of the slot, a first wall disposed against the upper inside surface of the slot, a second wall disposed against the lower inside surface of the slot, with the first and second walls of the insert extending outwardly of the slot through the slot opening to converge and form a cutting edge, and (c) a pin tapered less than about 5° with respect to its longitudinal axis, said taper substantially equal to the taper of the aperture, and said pin having cross sectional dimensions substantially equal to the cross sectional dimensions of the aperture, said pin disposed within said aperture in non-yielding frictional engagement along at least 50% of the length of the bottom surface of the cutter tool insert which is in communication with the aperture at the intersection of the aperture and the base of the slot.

Claim 16

A bit assembly for a cutter tool comprising: (a) a metallic cutter head having an upper body portion comprising: a front end wall, a rear wall, a top end wall, lateral side walls, a slot extending from one lateral side wall toward the other, which slot is open at the junction of the top end wall and the front end wall, said slot defined by a base, an upper inside surface, a lower inside surface, with the angles defined by the base and each of the inside surfaces each less than 90°, and a generally cylindrical aperture extending from and open to an end wall through a central portion of the upper body portion, said aperture tapering inwardly from said opening at an angle less than 5°, with the longitudinal axis of the tapered aperture substantially parallel to the base of the slot, and at least an upper portion of said aperture intersecting a central portion of the base of the slot, (b) a cutter tool insert disposed within the slot, said insert having a bottom surface disposed against the base of the slot, a first wall disposed against the upper inside surface of the slot, a second wall disposed against the lower inside surface of the slot, with the first and second walls of the insert extending outwardly of the slot through the slot opening to converge and form a cutting edge, and (c) a pin tapered less than about 5° with respect to its longitudinal axis, said taper substantially equal to the taper of the aperture, and said pin having cross sectional dimensions substantially equal to the cross sectional dimensions of the aperture, said pin disposed within said aperture in non-yielding frictional engagement along at least 50% of the length of the bottom surface of the cutter tool insert which is in communication with the aperture at the intersection of the aperture and the base of the slot.