| US 7,537,422 B2 | ||
| Cutting tool and adaptor | ||
| Assaf Ballas, Akko (Israel); Carol Smilovici, Naharyia (Israel); and David Feldman, Kfar Vradim (Israel) | ||
| Assigned to Iscar, Ltd., Tefen (Israel) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 02, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/695,306. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 174721 (IL), filed on Apr. 02, 2006; and application No. 181834 (IL), filed on Mar. 11, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0231097 A1, Oct. 04, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B23Q 11/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 409—136 [279/8; 279/20; 408/59; 408/61; 408/233; 407/11; 409/234] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An adaptor for a cutting tool comprising:
a rod defining a fluid path;
a cap attached to an end of the rod;
the rod and the cap defining a fluid path;
at least part of the cap being configured to support a nozzle to deliver fluid from the fluid path to a cutting area;
wherein the cap has a radial dimension of sufficient dimension to engage a cutting head and the rod has a length of sufficient
dimension to engage a tool holder, a combination thereof linking the cutting-head to the tool holder in an axial direction;
and
wherein the rod defines an internal adaptor thread defined by at least a portion of the fluid path proximal to the cap wherein
the internal adaptor thread is configured to engage a nozzle for directing fluid from the fluid path to at least a portion
of the cutting tool.
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