Patent · US Expired

Protective device for machine tool operators

US5894777A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 21, 1997
Grant dateApr 20, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/773
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The protective push stick includes a transparent cover extending over the cutting tool of a machine tool to protect the operator's hand from the saw blade, to protect the operator's eye from particles flying upwards from the cutting tool and still provide some visibility of the cutting tool to the operator.

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