Cutting tooth for brush cutter
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1. A cutting tooth for use on a cutter head comprising a cutting portion:
- the cutting portion having a leading face and a trailing face, the leading and trailing faces of the cutting portion cooperating with each other to define a tapering profile terminating in a cutting edge, the trailing face having a plurality of ridges and a plurality of channels disposed therealong;
each channel of the plurality of channels being defined between each pair of adjacent ridges of the plurality of ridges to direct cutting debris away from the cutting edge when the cutting tooth is in use.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a cutting tooth for use on a brush cutter head. The cutting tooth includes a cutting portion having a first face and a second face. The first face and the second face cooperate to define a tapering profile terminating in a cutting edge. The first face of the cutting portion carries a plurality of ridges formed thereon to direct cutting debris away from the cutting edge and facilitate passage of the debris along the trailing face when the cutting tooth is in use.
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42 Claims
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1. A cutting tooth for use on a cutter head comprising a cutting portion:
the cutting portion having a leading face and a trailing face, the leading and trailing faces of the cutting portion cooperating with each other to define a tapering profile terminating in a cutting edge, the trailing face having a plurality of ridges and a plurality of channels disposed therealong;
each channel of the plurality of channels being defined between each pair of adjacent ridges of the plurality of ridges to direct cutting debris away from the cutting edge when the cutting tooth is in use.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A cutting tooth assembly for a cutter head comprising:
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a mounting block fixable to the cutter head; and a cutting tooth mountable to the mounting block;
the cutting tooth having a cutting portion;
the cutting portion having a leading face and a trailing face;
the leading and trailing faces of the cutting portion cooperating with each other to define a tapering profile terminating in a cutting edge;
the trailing face having a plurality of ridges and a plurality of channels disposed therealong;
each channel of the plurality of channels being defined between each pair of adjacent ridges of the plurality of ridges to direct cutting debris away from the cutting edge when the cutting tooth is in use. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A cutter head for use on a cutter comprising:
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a drum rotatably mounted on the cutter, the drum having a radial outer surface; means for causing rotation of the drum relative to the cutter; at least one mounting block for supporting a cutting tooth, the at least one mounting bracket block being carried on the radial outer surface of the drum; and at least one cutting tooth mounted to the at least one mounting block, the at least one cutting tooth including a cutting portion, the cutting portion having a leading face and a trailing face, the leading face and the trailing face cooperating to define a tapering profile terminating in a cutting edge, the trailing face having a plurality of ridges and a plurality of channels disposed therealong;
each channel of the plurality of channels being defined between each pair of adjacent ridges of the plurality of ridges to direct cutting debris away from the cutting edge when the cutting tooth is in use.
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