Protective shield for a tool
OwnerRobert J. Vidalinventor
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Abstract
A protective shield for a drilling or cutting tool having a cylindrical-shaped housing that has a front end and a back end, the front end able to fit flush against a working surface; and a spring having a first end and a second end, the first end able to receive the back end of the cylindrical-shaped housing and the second end able to receive a drilling or cutting tool chuck; the cylindrical-shaped housing able to receive debris from the drilling or cutting tool operation.
Claims9
A protective shield for a drilling or cutting tool comprising:
- a) a cylindrical-shaped housing having a front end and a back end, said front end able to fit flush against a working surface;
- b) a spring having a first end and a second end, said first end able to receive said back end of said cylindrical-shaped housing and said second end able to receive a drilling or cutting tool chuck, said cylindrical-shaped housing able to receive debris from said drilling or cutting tool operation;
- and a foam tube, said foam tube having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said exterior surface able to be received within said spring and said interior surface able to receive a drilling or cutting tool bit.
A kit comprising at least one protective shield for a drilling or cutting tool comprising a cylindrical-shaped housing having a front end and a back end, said front end able to fit flush against a working surface and a spring having first and second ends, said first end able to receive said back end of said housing and said second end able to receive a drilling or cutting tool chuck, said cylindrical housing able to receive debris from said drilling or cutting tool during use;
- and at least one guide to maintain the centerline of said protective shield on the centerline of said drilling or cutting tool, said guide having top and bottom ends and internal and external surfaces, said internal surface of said bottom end able to receive a drilling or cutting tool chuck and said external surface able to receive said first end of said spring, said top end external surface able to be received by said back end of said cylindrical-shaped housing said top end having a retention means so that said cylindrical-shaped housing is maintained on said guide during use said back end of said cylindrical-shaped housing able to receive said second end of said spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.