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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Bettcher Industries, Inc., Birmingham, OH (US);
Edward A. Steele, Rocky River, OH (US);
Josiah Brinkerhoff, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Tom Remm, Milford, OH (US);
Bettcher Industries, Inc., Birmingham, OH (US);
Abstract
A thumbpiece or thumb support () positioned between a head assembly () and a handle assembly () of a power operated rotary knife (). The thumb support () includes a thumb supporting surface () to support a thumb of an operator's hand during operation of the power operated rotary knife (). The thumb support () comprises a base portion () and thumb supporting portion () including the thumb supporting surface (). The thumb support () further includes an interface assembly () between the thumb supporting portion () and the base portion () for relative pivotal movement between the thumb supporting portion () and the base portion ().