Patent ID: 6604288
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B26B,B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
In a rotary meat cutting knife:a blade housing; and, an annular blade supported by the blade housing for rotation about a central axis, the blade defining a body section supported by the blade housing and a blade section that extends axially from the body section and projects from the blade housing; the blade housing comprising a ring-like member having an annularly extending blade supporting groove that opens radially inwardly and in which the blade is rotatably disposed, the groove defined by axially spaced apart first and second walls and a peripheral wall located between the first and second walls, the peripheral wall defining a plurality of blade engaging bearing faces spaced apart throughout the blade housing periphery and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart fat receiving recesses, and a plurality of fat directing channels each communicating with a fat receiving recess for directing fat from the recess out of the blade housing.