| GB Patent: GB-146,769 
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| Improvements in Rack Formed Cutters for Generating Gears | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | James H. Melloy (exact or similar names) - Manchester, Lancaster County,  England |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 03, 1919 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 15, 1920 |  Espacenet patent
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                        Joel Havens
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| Description: |  | Abstract:
A rack cutter for use in tooth curve generating by planing or shaping is formed in sections, one section A being a roughing cutter ground to out on the end and sides and being tongued to the finishing cutter B that is ground to cut on the sides only. The complete cutter may consist of a number of sections such as A, B arranged side by side in the holder. A roughing cutter such as A may be used in combination with an ordinary rack formed tool ground to cut on all three edges. |  |