Rotary blade holder

Abstract

An improved blade holder construction for rotatably mounting a circular-shaped meat-cutting blade on a handle having power drive means connected thereto. A metal ring is formed with an interior annular blade-receiving groove, and is split at one point on its periphery. A pair of axially extending, upstanding metal flanges are founded on opposite sides of the split integral with the ring. A pair of plastic mounting lugs are molded about the upstanding flanges and extend circumferentially along adjacent portions of the ring. A semicircular recess is formed in each of the lugs to provide a gear chamber for receiving a gear which drivingly engages the blade mounted in the ring groove. Arcuate portions of the plastic lugs are spaced axially from the top surface of the ring to form a pair of alignment grooves. A pair of oval-shaped holes are formed in the plastic lugs for adjustably mounting the holder on the handle.

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