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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Whited, Amherst, OH (US);
Robert L. Leimbach, Wakeman, OH (US);
Robert R. Bolin, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Bettcher Industries, Inc., Birmingham, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 1/700 ;
Abstract
A rotary knife comprising, an annular blade having a central axis, a blade supporting head assembly supporting the blade for rotation about the axis, a manually grippable handle assembly connected to the head assembly, and a flex shaft drive transmission for driving the blade about the axis. A depth of cut limiting device engages material as an operator moves the rotary knife across a surface to trim material from that surface. The depth of cut limiting device has particular utility in trimming fat from meat while leaving a controlled thickness of fat on the meat.