1. A cutting tool for smoothing a wheel surface comprising:
a body; and
a non-symmetrical cutting tip formed upon one end of the body portion, said cutting tip having adjoining arcuate leading and trailing edges, said leading edge having a convex share with a leading edge radius and said trailing edge also having a convex shape with a trailing edge radius, said leading edge radius being greater than said trailing edge radius, said cutting tip also having a zero degree land formed thereabout whereby a cutting edge of the tool is maintained tangent to a surface of the wheel.
2. The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said body has a rhombic shape and further wherein said body also has a mounting aperture formed therethrough.
3. The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said cutting tip is formed upon an insert carried upon one end of said body portion.
4. The cutting tool according to claim 3 wherein said insert is formed from a hard substance.
5. The cutting tool according to claim 4 wherein said insert is formed from a poly-crystalline material.
6. The cutting tool according to claim 4 wherein said insert is formed from a mono-crystalline material.
7. The cutting tool according to claim 3 wherein said insert is coated with a hard material.
8. The cutting tool according to claim 7 wherein said coating material is one of a diamond and ceramic substance.
9. The cutting tool according to claim 3 wherein said leading edge radius is twice said trailing edge radius.
10. The cutting tool according to claim 3 wherein said end of said body adjacent to said tip is undercut by an angle in the range of five to 15 degrees.
11. The cutting tool according to claim 10 wherein said insert is canted relative to a surface of said tool body.
12. The cutting tool according to claim 11 further including a tool holder formed from an anti-vibration material.
13. The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said working tip is formed from a hard substance.
14. The cutting tool according to claim 13 wherein said working tip is formed from a poly-crystalline material.
15. The cutting tool according to claim 13 wherein said working tip is formed from a mono-crystalline material.
16. The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said working tip is coated with a hard material.
17. The cutting tool according to claim 16 wherein said coating material is one of a diamond and ceramic substance.
18. The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said leading edge radius is twice said trailing edge radius.
19. The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said end of said body adjacent to said tip is undercut by an angle in the range of five to 15 degrees.
20. The cutting tool according to claim 19 wherein said working tip is canted relative to a surface of said tool body.
21. The cutting tool according to claim 20 further including a tool holder formed from an anti-vibration material.
22. A process for forming a decorative surface upon a wheel surface, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a cutting tool for smoothing at least a portion of the wheel surface that includes a body having a mounting aperture formed therethrough and a cutting tip formed upon one end of the body portion, the cutting tip having arcuate leading and trailing edges, the cutting tip also having a zero degree land formed thereabout whereby the cutting edge of the tool is maintained tangent to the wheel surface.
(b) mounting a machined vehicle wheel upon a lathe;
(c) rotating the wheel; and
(d) urging the cutting tool provided in step (a) with a uniform pressure against a surface of the wheel and traversing the cutting tool across the surface of the wheel to smooth at least a portion of the wheel surface such that the smoothed portion of the wheel surface has a polished appearance.
23. The process according to claim 22 wherein the tool provided in step (a) includes a non-symmetrical working tip having arcuate leading and trailing edges, the leading edge having a leading edge radius and the trailing edge having a trailing edge radius, the leading edge radius being greater than the trailing edge radius.
24. The process according to claim 23 wherein step (d) includes a rate of feed per revolution of the lathe that is less than the leading edge radius of the cutting tool.
25. The process according to claim 24 wherein step (d) includes a rate of feed per revolution of the lathe that is one tenth of the leading edge radius of the cutting tool.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A computer enclosure for a personal computer system, said enclosure is comprised of:
a top surface having a plane A;
a first and a second side surfaces, both of which are coupled to the top surface;
a front surface having a plane B, said front surface is coupled to said first and said second side surfaces;
a bottom surface is coupled to said front surface, and wherein the bottom surface has a plane C, wherein plane B is substantially perpendicular to plane C;
an angled offset surface having a plane D, said angled offset surface is disposed between said top surface and said front surface, wherein plane D offsets plane B by, at most, 80 degrees; and
a user interface disposed on said angled offset surface, said user interface includes at least one receiving body selected from the group consisting of a USB port and an audio port.
2. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one receiving body has a receiving channel, and wherein said receiving channel has a longitudinal axis parallel to the direction of inserting a corresponding body into said receiving channel, and wherein the longitudinal axis is positioned at between 20-70 degrees to said plane C.
3. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 2, wherein the longitudinal axis is positioned at between 30-60 degrees to said plane C.
4. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 3, wherein the longitudinal axis is positioned at between 40-50 degrees to said plane C.
5. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 3 further including a multi-media card slot disposed on said angled offset surface.
6. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 3 further including an indicator light disposed on said angled offset surface.
7. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 3, further including at least one button disposed on said top surface within 10 cm from said angled offset surface, said at least one button is a power onoff button.
8. A computer enclosure of a computer system, said enclosure is comprised of:
a housing to hold a motherboard, said housing having a front surface, a top surface, a back surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces;
wherein said top surface has a plane A;
wherein said front surface has a plane B,
an angled offset interface complex coupled to the housing and is disposed near a region intersected by said top surface and said front surface, said user interface complex has a front and a frontal facing direction;
wherein said angled offset interface complex contains a USB port, an audio port, and a multi-media card slot;
wherein a plurality of user-access points of said USB port, said audio port, and said multi-media card slot are disposed on said front of said interface complex;
wherein said frontal facing direction is at an angle of between 20-70 degrees relative to said plane B.
9. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 8, wherein said frontal facing direction is at an angle of between 30 to 70 degrees relative to said plane B, and said frontal facing direction parallels with a longitudinal direction of a receiving channel of at least one of the USB port, the audio port, and the multi-media card slot.
10. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 9, wherein said frontal facing direction is at an angle of between 40-70 degrees relative to said plane B.
11. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 10, wherein said frontal facing direction is at an angle of between 40-60 degrees relative to said plane B.
12. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 11, wherein said complex has a protrusion that extends a faceplate of the complex in said frontal facing direction, and said protrusion protrudes out of a corner intersected by said top surface and said front surface.
13. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 12, wherein the said complex further comprises an indicator light.
14. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 12, wherein the said complex further comprises a power onoff switch.
15. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 12, wherein the said audio port connects at least one of an external speaker, a microphone, and an earphone.
16. The computer enclosure as recited in claim 12, wherein the said complex further comprises an indicator light.