Safety shield for a milling machine, drill press, and the like

A safety shield for milling machine, drill press and like equipments, comprising:

• a protective shield;
• a shaft;
• a plurality of support members apertured to receive said shaft and coupled to said shield to rotate said protective shield about said shaft as an axis;
• a plurality of spacer supports also apertured to receive said shaft and coupled between adjacent ones of said support members on said shaft;
• first means coupled to said shaft for connecting said protective shield to the one of said milling machine, drill press and like equipments with which said protective shield is to be used at any given instand of time;
• a compressible spring on said shaft having a first end portion to bear against said first means, and also having a second end portion;
• an adjustable fastener movable along said shaft in exerting a compressive force against said compressible spring;
• second means intercoupled between said second end portion of said compressible spring and said adjustable fastener for securely locking said spring to the compressed position established by the movement of said adjustable fastener along said shaft;
• and
• an additional spacer support apertured to receive said shaft, coupled between said first means and the one of said support members most proximate to said first means along said shaft;
• whereby the movable adjustment of said fastener along said shaft in a direction to secure said protective shield for use, exerts a compressive force on said compressible spring via said second means to provide an adjustable drag resistance on said protective shield in limiting the rotational freedom of said protective shield about said shaft as an axis.