Housing for a power operated rotary knife

- Bettcher Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a housing for a power operated rotary knife showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear, and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged top, front, and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged top, rear, and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged bottom, rear, and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged bottom, front, and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 13-13 in FIG. 7;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 14-14 in FIG. 7;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 15-15 in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 16-16 in FIG. 8.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the housing for a power operated rotary knife that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a housing for a power operated rotary knife, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D912489
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 13, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 9, 2021
Assignee: Bettcher Industries, Inc. (Birmingham, OH)
Inventors: Jeffrey A. Whited (Richfield, OH), Dennis Seguin, Jr. (Elyria, OH), Bernard J. Esarey (Lorain, OH)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Application Number: 29/694,829
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/70