Patent ID: 9168663
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A22B,A22C,B26B

Abstract:
1. A rotary knife bushing to be used with an annular blade of a rotary knife, wherein the rotary knife includes a housing that presents an annular radial facing housing bearing surface, said annular blade presenting an annular radial facing blade bearing surface in an opposed relationship with the housing bearing surface, with the bushing configured to be received on the bearing surfaces to rotatably support the blade relative to the housing, said rotary knife bushing comprising: an elongated generally arcuate bushing body presenting opposite body ends, said bushing body extending circumferentially along a circular path to assume an arcuate form when received on the bearing surfaces, said bushing body being noncontinuous but extending along substantially the entire circular path so that the body ends are at least substantially adjacent one another when the body is received on the bearing surfaces, said bushing body presenting circumferential faces that extend along the circular path and cooperatively define an interior angle therebetween, with the circumferential faces being configured to engage one of the bearing surfaces received at least partly within the interior angle.