Patent ID: 9573283
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A22B,A22C,B26B

Claim:
1. An annular rotary knife blade for rotation about an axis of rotation in a power operated rotary knife, the rotary knife blade comprising: an annular carrier portion including a first end and an axially spaced apart second end, an outer wall and a radially inward spaced apart inner wall extending respectively between the first end and the second end, the carrier portion including a set of gear teeth and a knife blade bearing surface and a plurality of projections extending from the inner wall of the carrier portion and spaced from the first end and the second end of the carrier portion; an annular blade portion including a first end and an axially spaced apart second end, an outer wall and a radially inward spaced apart inner wall extending respectively between the first end and the second end, and a cutting edge at the blade portion second end, the blade portion configured to be received in a nested relationship by the carrier portion and including a plurality of sockets disposed in the outer wall of the blade portion, each of the plurality of projections being received in a respective different one of the plurality of sockets of the carrier portion to releasably secure the blade portion to the carrier portion.