Fan wire guard with circumferential wire support mechanism

A fan wire guard for inhibiting access to moving components of a mechanism, the wire guard comprising:

• at least one substantially rigid main radial support member extending outward from a guard center;
• a plurality of circumferential wire main screen members slidably extending through openings in the main support member;
• at least one perimeter support member connected to the main support member;
• at least one perimeter screen member;
• and
• a perimeter joint between the perimeter screen member and the perimeter support member, the perimeter joint including at least one perimeter opening through a selected one of the perimeter screen member and the perimeter support member, and another of the perimeter screen member and the perimeter support member extending through the perimeter opening.

A fan wire guard for inhibiting access to moving components of a mechanism, the fan wire guard comprising:

• a plurality of first bars including a plurality of first legs defining first recesses;
• a plurality of second bars attached to the first bars to define, with the recesses, first openings through the first bars, wherein said plurality of first and second bars extend radially from a center of the guard;
• a plurality of perimeter support members, connected at an outer periphery of said bars, for attaching the guard to a mounting plate for the mechanism, said perimeter support members defining second openings;
• and
• a plurality of wire screen members forming concentric circles of incrementally decreasing diameter toward a center of the wire guard and extending through the first and second openings to form joints with the perimeter support members, first and second bars.

A method of assembling a fan wire guard including a plurality of radial first bars defining first recesses, a plurality of radial second bars, and a plurality of circumferential wire screen members for inhibiting access to moving components of a mechanism, the method comprising:

• inserting the wire screen members into the first recesses of the first bars;
• attaching the second bars to the first bars to slidably hold the screen members in the first recesses;
• and
• attaching the guard to a mounting plate for the mechanism using a plurality of perimeter support members connected at an outer periphery of said radial bars.