Saw guard and methods of use thereof

A saw guard for attachment to a riving knife of a table saw, the saw guard comprising:

• a body portion having an elongated shape and defining:
• a guard portion defining a guard cavity having a first width and configured to cover a portion of a saw blade,
• an attachment portion, the attachment portion extending from the guard portion and defining:
• a slot extending from the guard cavity, the slot configured to receive a portion of the riving knife and having a second width, the second width less than the first width, and
• wherein:
• the guard portion further comprises:
• a top wall having an interior contour and an exterior contour shaped to match a shape of the portion of the saw blade,
• a pair of sidewalls extending downward from the top wall at an angle perpendicular to the saw blade and wherein the sidewalls form a continuous sidewall for both the guard portion and the attachment portion, and
• a rear wall attached to each sidewall and defining a first end of the slot, and
• the attachment portion further defines an anchor aperture, an attachment assembly aperture, and a magnetic compound aperture;
• an anchor piece connected to the body portion and arranged at least partially in the slot, wherein the anchor piece is a cylindrical component;
• an attachment assembly connected to the body portion and arranged at least partially in the slot and separated from the anchor piece, the attachment assembly comprising:
• a moveable anchor piece,
• a biasing member configured to bias the moveable anchor piece to a first configuration,
• an engagement member configured to assist manipulation of the moveable anchor piece, and
• wherein:
• in the first configuration, the anchor piece and the attachment assembly define a two-point attachment between the saw guard and the riving knife, and
• in a second configuration, the attachment assembly permits release of the saw guard from the riving knife;
• a magnetic compound inserted into the magnetic compound aperture secures the engagement member when the attachment assembly is in the first configuration;
• and
• wherein the guard portion and attachment portion are integrally formed with the body portion.