Polygonal cutting insert

Claim 1

A polygonal indexable cutting insert comprising a pair of substantially parallel faces and peripheral side surfaces normal to said parallel faces, said faces and said side surfaces being joined to form corners, at a pair of cutting edges extending away from each corner substantially within the plane of a respective one of said faces, a floor surface being substantially parallel to a respective face and spaced downwardly therefrom, a ramp surface extending downwardly from a respective cutting edge to said floor surface whereby said insert has a positive rake, a backwall surface extending between a respective floor surface and respective face surface, and said backwall having a main portion extending in a curved path from each corner to an adjacent corner, said backwall surface extending from a position closely adjacent a corner inwardly toward the center of the insert and outwardly toward an adjacent corner, a plurality of straight projecting lands extending outwardly from the main portion toward the cutting edge in a manner tending to deflect chips inwardly toward the center of said insert, each projecting land having a substantially uniform width and height with each land being longer than the next adjacent projecting land when progressing from a corner to the center of the insert in a direction parallel to the cutting edge.