Pivotal guards for power hand tools with rotating discs
US6699114B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16P1/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Guards for covering rotating discs of power hand tools wherein said guard includes a movable guard for covering a normally exposed portion of a disc and which is pivotably mounted relative to a body of the power tool such that the it is movable from a first covering position in a plane substantially parallel to a rotational plane of the disc to a second withdrawn position in which the movable guard extends generally transversely to the rotational plane of the disc thereby allowing maximum disc coverage yet permitting disc use in restricted spaces.
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