Axe Cover with Snapping Mechanism

A safety protective cover for cutting tool head which is divided into a front portion, a middle portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion has a protective housing fitted to receive a sharp of the cutting tool;

• and the rear portion has a locking mechanism fitted to be inserted inside a hole of the cutting tool;
• wherein:
• the locking mechanism has at least two locking arms capped at their end by a notch extending outwardly away from the other arm, and each arm comprises at least one rib on the inner surface thereof;
• and, further, the locking mechanism has a first side opening, a second side opening, a stop opening and a central opening;
• and comprises at least one rim on the inner surface of the central opening;
• the notches of the arms protrudes out of the hole of the tool by a clicking sound, and a snapping key is inserted through the central opening to the inside of the arms crossing from the cover to before reaching the notches;
• said snapping key is divided into a grip portion and a locking portion, wherein the locking portion has a protruding latch with respect to the bottom face of the grip portion;
• and the locking portion further has two or more coupling tabs, two or more guide pins and a stop pin;
• both the ribs of the arms and the rims in the central opening are located in a given angular position for the correct interaction with the elements of the snapping key;
• the coupling tabs are placed on the surface of the central opening by a clicking sound, while the guide pins are aligned to the inner wall of the central opening, also, the stop pin is inserted into the stop opening such that the stop pin is aligned to the inner wall of said stop opening;
• and
• the snapping key is arranged to rotate from a locked position to a released position and vice versa.