Throw-away tool insert

Claim 1

In combination: a cutting head or the like defining a recess adapted to receive a tool holder received in said recess; said tool holder comprising a first member having a first locating surface, a second member juxtaposed to said first locating surface of said first member, said second member having a second locating surface extending substantially perpendicularly to said first locating surface, a clamping member having a clamping finger portion and means for affixing said first member, said second member and said clamping member together with said clamping finger being supported in a cantilevered fashion, said clamping finger having a third surface facing said first locating surface and defining with said first surface and with second locating surface a tool-insert-receiving recess for receiving a tool insert, said first locating surface and said third locating surface being normally spaced apart a distance greater than the corresponding dimension of the received tool insert for free insertion and removal of the tool insert to and from said toolinsert-receiving recess; and clamping means carried by said cutting head and engageable with said clamping member for cantilevered deflection of said clamping member into gripping engagement with the received tool insert.