Protective guard for circular blades

A protective guard for a circular blade having a plurality of projecting edges along the circumference, the protective guard comprising:

• an anchor link having a U-shaped body comprising a first side wall and a second side wall extending downwardly from opposing sides of a top wall, a first open end, and a second open end, wherein a first member extends from the first side wall towards the second side wall at the first open end and, at the second open end, each of the first and second side walls has either a stud on the interior or an aperture therethrough;
• a latching link detachably connectable to the anchor link;
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• a plurality of connected pivoted links extending between and connected to the anchor link and the latching link, wherein each pivoted link has a U-shaped body and comprises a first side wall and a second side wall extending downwardly from opposing sides of a top wall to define an interior and an exterior, a first open end, a second open end, a first section having an interior perimeter and extending from the first open end to an intermediate point and a second section having an exterior perimeter and extending from the second open end to the intermediate point, wherein the interior perimeter is greater than the exterior perimeter, wherein the first member is adapted to engage one of the plurality of projecting edges of the circular blade, the plurality of connected pivoted links are adapted to cover the plurality of projecting edges along the circumference of the circular blade and the latching link is connected to the anchor link to secure the protective guard to the circular blade.

A protective guard for a circular blade having a plurality of projecting edges along the circumference, the protective guard comprising:

• an anchor link having a U-shaped body comprising a first side wall and a second side wall extending downwardly from opposing sides of a top wall to define an interior, an exterior and an exterior perimeter, a first open end, and a second open end, wherein a first member extends from the first side wall towards the second side wall at the first open end and, at the second open end, each of the first and second side walls has either a stud on the interior or an aperture therethrough;
• a latching link having a U-shaped body comprising a first side wall and a second side wall extending downwardly from opposing sides of a top wall to define an interior, an exterior and an interior perimeter, a first open end, and a second open end, wherein a latching device extends from the first open end and, at the second open end, each of the first and second side walls has either a stud on the interior or an aperture therethrough;
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• a plurality of connected pivoted links extending between and connected to the anchor link and the latching link, wherein each pivoted link has a U-shaped body and comprises a first side wall and a second side wall extending downwardly from opposing sides of a top wall to define an interior and an exterior, a first open end, a second open end, a first section having an interior perimeter formed by the first side wall, the second side wall and the top wall and extending from the first open end to an intermediate point and a second section having an exterior perimeter formed by the first side wall, the second side wall and the top wall and extending from the second open end to the intermediate point, wherein the interior perimeter of the first section is greater than the exterior perimeter of the second section, wherein the interior perimeter of the first section is greater than the exterior perimeter of the anchor link, and wherein the interior perimeter of the latching link is greater than the exterior perimeter of the second section,
• wherein the first member of the anchor link is adapted to engage one of the plurality of projecting edges of the circular blade, a first of the plurality of connected pivoted links engages the anchor link, the plurality of connected pivoted links is adapted to cover the plurality of projecting edges along the circumference of the circular blade, the second open end of the latching link engages a last of the plurality of connected pivoted links, and the latching link is detachably connected to the anchor link to secure the protective guard to the circular blade.