Patent · US Expired

Saw chain

US4353277A · kind A · utility

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6References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1980
Grant dateOct 12, 1982
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/925
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A saw chain includes a cutter link having a depth gauge with a rearwardly and upwardly sloping edge, and a guard link having a top edge generally paralleling the bottom of the kerf being cut by the saw chain. The guard link is further provided with a steep forward edge inclined upwardly and rearwardly toward the said top edge, and a rearward edge inclined upwardly and rearwardly wherein the rearward most portion of the guard link adjacent the following cutter link depth gauge is beneath a line extending between the top of the cutter link's cutting tooth and the peak of the depth gauge.

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