Safety guard
OwnerVincent Piazzolainventor
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Abstract
A safety guard for use with a woodworking machine comprising a transparent enclosure configured to substantially enclose the cutting tool of the woodworking machine. An elongated pressure member is formed on the lower portion of the outer wall to engage the workpiece. A plurality of inclined interrupted teeth extend along the lower edge of the elongated pressure member to engage the workpiece to prevent the workpiece from being thrown back into the operator.
Claims6
A safety guard for use with a woodworking machine, said safety guard comprising an enclosure to substantially enclose the cutting tool of the woodworking machine, said enclosure comprising a substantially horizontal base plate, a substantially vertical pressure plate extending downwardly from the outer edge of said substantially horizontal base plate and a pair of end plates attached to opposite ends of said base plate and said pressure plate, said substantially vertical pressure plate having an elongated pressure member formed on the lower portion thereof, said elongated pressure member comprises a plurality of interrupted teeth being held in fixed spaced relation relative to the woodworking machine to engage the workpiece along the direction of travel during operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.