Patent · US Expired

Retractable guard for circular saw

US5579584A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 17, 1995
Grant dateDec 3, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 17, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/7734
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A movable saw guard electrically operated by a separate motor which through a gearing system moves the movable saw guard from a closed first position to an open second position upon activation of a switch that is separate from the saw motor's trigger.

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