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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Bettcher Industries, Inc., Birmingham, OH (US);
Nicholas A. Mascari, Wellington, OH (US);
Kenneth E. Carper, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bettcher Industries, Inc., Birmingham, OH (US);
Abstract
A power operated rotary knife () and method of operation includes an annular rotary blade (). The knife further comprises a head assembly () extending from a handle assembly (), the head assembly for rotatably supporting the annular rotary blade. The knife also includes a drive mechanism () disposed within the head assembly comprising a pinion gear () and a pinion shaft () rotatably disposed within a bushing (), the drive mechanism being operatively coupled to the annular rotary blade, rotating the annular blade during use. A movable lubrication assembly () supported along a frame body between the handle assembly and the annular rotary blade, the rotatable lubrication assembly being rotatably disposed about a longitudinal axis of the handle assembly and providing a lubrication path () extending from a lubrication adapter () to the pinion gear ().