Scissors lift guard for a sheet material conveyor

A guard assembly for a conveyor lift table of a conveyor system, the lift table having a frame vertically displaceable between an uppermost and a lowermost position, the guard assembly comprising:

• a first panel section;
• and
• a second panel section coupled to said first panel section,
• wherein said first panel section is configured for connecting to the frame of the conveyor lift table,
• wherein said first and said second panel sections are configured to telescopically move relative to each other as the conveyer lift table moves between the uppermost position and the lowermost position, and
• wherein said first and said second panel sections are configured to enclose three sides of a region below the conveyor lift table.

A guard assembly associated with a conveyor lift table of a conveyor system, the lift table having a frame moveable between an uppermost and a lowermost position, the guard assembly comprising:

• at least two U-shaped panel sections, each of said panel sections defining a successively larger perimeter;
• and
• a plurality of slide members configured to connect one of the panel sections to another one of the panel sections having the next larger perimeter,
• wherein the panel section having the smallest perimeter is configured for attachment to the frame of the conveyor lift table, and
• wherein said panel sections are configured to slide relative to each other and to enclose the conveyor lift table on three sides as the frame of the conveyor lift table moves between the uppermost position and the lowermost position.