1. A cutting insert having a body comprising:
a) a rake face;
b) a seating surface;
c) plurality of flank faces extending between the rake face and the seating surface, wherein the intersection of the rake face and the plurality of flank faces defines a plurality of side cutting edges; and
d) wherein the rake face of the body has a plurality of corner regions formed at the intersection of side cutting edges to define corner cutting edges, wherein the corner cutting edge in at least one corner region has a recessed profile when viewed from a corner region of the insert body, wherein the rake face generally drops from the cutting edge to form a positive rake angle, wherein the recessed profile has a concave shape and extends inwardly from the corner cutting edge into the rake face of the insert body.
2. The cutting insert according to claim 1, wherein each corner region has a land extending inwardly from the corner cutting edge and the recessed profile extends into the land.
3. The cutting insert according to claim 2, wherein the recessed profile has a conical shape.
4. The cutting insert according to claim 1, wherein the recessed profile has a conical shape to define a conical portion.
5. The cutting insert according to claim 4, wherein the conical portion extends inwardly from the cutting edge by about between 0.002-0.030.
6. The cutting insert according to claim 4, wherein the conical portion has a cone angle of between about 5-30 degrees.
7. The cutting insert according to claim 6, wherein the conical portion has a central axis and the central axis forms an angle with the seating surface of between about 2-15 degrees.
8. The cutting insert according to claim 4, wherein the recessed profile extends inwardly over the entire width of the rake face.
9. The cutting insert according to claim 8, wherein the recessed profile further includes a cylindrical portion recessed within the rake face inwardly of the conical portion.
10. The cutting insert according to claim 9, further including a blending portion connecting the conical portion with the cylindrical portion.
11. The cutting insert according to claim 1, wherein the cutting edges between the corner portions are convex when viewed from the side.
12. The cutting insert according to claim 11, wherein the cutting edges are honed.
13. The cutting insert according to claim 11, wherein the rake face has a convex profile as it extends inwardly from the cutting edge.
14. The cutting insert according to claim 1, wherein the flank faces are substantially flat.
15. The cutting insert according to claim 1, wherein the body has a substantially square shape.
16. A cutting insert having a body comprising:
a rake face having a sloping portion;
a plurality of flank faces, wherein at least one of the flank faces has a positive clearance angle;
at least two side cutting edges formed at an intersection between the rake face and one of the plurality of flank faces, wherein the side cutting edges are adjacent to one another;
at least one corner cutting edge formed at an intersection of the two adjacent side cutting edges;
wherein, a recessed corner portion having a generally conical shape is provided at the at least one corner cutting edge and the recessed corner portion extends through the corner cutting edge; and
wherein the rake face generally drops from the cutting edge to form a positive rake angle.
17. The cutting insert according to claim 1, further including a land between the cutting edges and the rake face.
18. The cutting insert according to claim 16, further including a land between the cutting edges and the rake face.
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 multi-layer absorbent mat, comprising:
top and bottom layers of monolithic thermoplastic film; and
absorbent media disposed between the top and bottom layers;
wherein the top and bottom layers are thermally bonded directly together through the absorbent media at multiple, spaced-apart locations, wherein an aperture is formed through the top and bottom layers at each respective bond site by stretching the multi-layer absorbent mat by an amount between about one percent and about seventy percent (1%-70%) of a relaxed configuration thereof, wherein one or more perforations are formed in at least one of the top or bottom layers in a peripheral portion of each aperture, wherein the perforations are in communication with the absorbent media, and wherein the absorbent media has a liquid capacity of at least about ten grams of liquid per one gram of absorbent media.
2. The multi-layer absorbent mat of claim 1, wherein the top and bottom layers are sealed together along respective peripheral edges thereof.
3. The multi-layer absorbent mat of claim 1 wherein the top and bottom layers each have a thickness of between about 0.3 mils and about 10.0 mils.
4. The multi-layer absorbent mat of claim 1, wherein at least one of the top and bottom layers comprise polyolefin.
5. The multi-layer absorbent mat of claim 1, wherein the absorbent media comprises material selected from the group consisting of paper, nonwoven fabrics, super-absorbent polymers, and foams.
6. The multi-layer absorbent mat of claim 5, wherein super-absorbent polymers are in the form of fibers, powders, flakes, particles, or granules.
7. The multi-layer absorbent mat of claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic film is selected from the group consisting of nylon film, polyester film, acrylic film, modacrylic film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyvinylidene chloride film, urethane film, copolyether ester film, and copolyether amide film.
8. A food product package, comprising:
a tray with a bottom wall and a raised rim;
a multi-layer absorbent mat disposed on the tray bottom wall, comprising:
top and bottom layers of thermoplastic material; and
absorbent media disposed between the top and bottom layers, wherein the absorbent media comprises binder fibers disposed therewithin;
wherein the top and bottom layers are thermally bonded to the absorbent media via the binder fibers at multiple, spaced-apart locations, wherein one or more perforations are formed as a result of thermal bonding in at least one of the top or bottom layers in a peripheral portion of each bond, wherein the perforations are in communication with the absorbent media, and wherein the absorbent media has a liquid capacity of at least about ten grams of liquid per one gram of absorbent media.
9. The food product package of claim 8, wherein at least one of the top and bottom layers comprises nonwoven material.
10. The food product package of claim 8, wherein at least one of the top and bottom layers comprises a mesh material.
11. The food product package of claim 8, wherein at least one of the top and bottom layers comprises thermoplastic film.
12. The food product package of claim 8, wherein the top and bottom layers are sealed together along respective peripheral edges thereof.
13. The food product package of claim 8, wherein the top and bottom layers each have a thickness of between about 0.3 mils and about 10.0 mils.
14. The food product package of claim 8, wherein at least one of the top and bottom layers comprise polyolefin.
15. The food product package of claim 8, wherein the absorbent media comprises material selected from the group consisting of paper, nonwoven fabrics, super-absorbent polymers, foams and cellulose.
16. The food product package of claim 15, wherein super-absorbent polymers are in the form of fibers, powders, flakes, particles, or granules.
17. The food product package of claim 9, wherein the nonwoven material comprises synthetic fibers.
18. The food product package of claim 17, wherein the synthetic fibers are single, bicomponent, or multicomponent in structure and comprise polymers selected from the group consisting of olefin fibers, nylon fibers, polyester fibers, copolyester fibers, viscose fibers, acrylic fibers, modacrylic fibers, polyvinyl chloride fibers, polyvinylidene chloride fibers, urethane fibers, copolyether ester fibers, and copolyether amide fibers.
19. The food product package of claim 9, wherein the nonwoven material comprises natural fibers.
20. The food product package of claim 19, wherein the natural fibers are selected from the group consisting of wood fibers and cotton fibers.
21. The food product package of claim 9, wherein the nonwoven thermoplastic material comprises a blend of synthetic and natural fibers.
22. The food product package of claim 11, wherein the thermoplastic film is selected from the group consisting of nylon film, polyester film, acrylic film, modacrylic film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyvinylidene chloride film, urethane film, copolyether ester film, and copolyether amide film.
23. The food product package of claim 8, further comprising an overwrap of flexible film material that is configured to cover a food product placed on the multi-layer absorbent mat within the tray.
24. A food product package, comprising:
a tray with a bottom wall and a raised rim;
a multi-layer absorbent mat disposed on the tray bottom wall, comprising:
top and bottom layers of monolithic thermoplastic film; and
absorbent media disposed between the top and bottom layers;
wherein the top and bottom layers are thermally bonded directly together through the absorbent media at multiple, spaced-apart locations, wherein an aperture is formed through the top and bottom layers at each respective bond site by stretching the multi-layer absorbent mat by an amount between about one percent and about seventy percent (1%-70%) of a relaxed configuration thereof, wherein one or more perforations are formed in at least one of the top or bottom layers in a peripheral portion of each aperture, wherein the perforations are in communication with the absorbent media, and wherein the absorbent media has a liquid capacity of at least about ten grams of liquid per one gram of absorbent media.
25. The food product package of claim 24, wherein the top and bottom layers are sealed together along respective peripheral edges thereof.
26. The food product package of claim 24, wherein the top and bottom layers each have a thickness of between about 0.3 mils and about 10.0 mils.
27. The food product package of claim 24, wherein at least one of the top and bottom layers comprise polyolefin.
28. The food product package of claim 24, wherein the absorbent media comprises material selected from the group consisting of paper, nonwoven fabrics, super-absorbent polymers, and foams.
29. The food product package of claim 28, wherein super-absorbent polymers are in the form of fibers, powders, flakes, particles, or granules.
30. The food product package of claim 24, wherein the thermoplastic film is selected from the group consisting of nylon film, polyester film, acrylic film, modacrylic film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyvinylidene chloride film, urethane film, copolyether ester film, and copolyether amide film.
31. The food product package of claim 24, further comprising an overwrap of flexible film material that is configured to cover a food product placed on the multi-layer absorbent mat within the tray.