US1099610A - Saw-guard. - Google Patents

Description

G. LONG.

SAW GUARD.

APPLIUATION FILED DEO. 30, 1912.

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Patented June 9, 1914.

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@HARLEY LONG, OF FORT PLAIN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TD CLARA H. T. KEARNS, 0F

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Application 'led December 30, 1912.

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Be it known that l, @HARLEY LONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Plain, in the county of Montgomery and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Saw-Guard, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to saw guards, and aims primarily to provide a unique supporting device for a saw guard.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a base member attachable to the table or bench top, in connection with a standard for adjustably carrying the hood, which standard is detachably engageable with the base member in a peculiar manner.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device as in use, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a fragmental elevation of amodified form; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the show-- ing in Fig. 2. Fig. a is a sectional view taken on the line 1 4 of Fig. 2.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the numeral l designates an ordinary table or bench top having the slot 5 therein through which the circular or rotary saw 6 works..

lhe hood or guard proper has been designated generally by the numeral 7, the same consisting of an arcuate top 8 and the crescent shaped sides 9 secured to the top, the whole being adapted to stand over the upper portion or edge of the saw in order to protect that portion of the saw against acciden tal contact by falling objects, or the hand, arm or other part of the operator or onlooker. rllhe free end of the top 8 of the hood is directed forwardly, as denoted by the numeral 10, to provide a suitable nnger hold and to also provide means for protecting the forward teeth of the saw. The other end of the hood or the top 8 thereof, is bent angularly or rearwardly, as designated by the numeral 11, and is bifurcated or slotted as indicated at 12 so as to straddle the standard or upright 13. This standard or upright is flat, preferably being in the form of a strip or plate of metal, and along its forward edge is provided with a series of apertures let whereas it is provided along its other or rear edge with a series of apertures l5. The two series of apertures are du- Specifcation of Letters Patent.

Patented. June l), 1914.

Serial No. 739,390.

plicates, and may be threaded or otherwise fashioned for the reception of pivots, stops or the like.

The bifurcated end 11 of the hood straddles the standard 13, and a pivot pin 16 is passed through the end 1l andthrough one of the apertures 15, so as to fulcrum the hood to the standard, while a stop 17 is engaged in one of the apertures la, to serve as a seat for the hood, a second stop 1S being secured to an aperture 141- above the end 1l in order to limit the upward movement of the hood. In this manner, the hood is propcrly supported over the saw, and by the proper positioning of the pivot pin and stops, thehood may be suitably adjusted, either for limited swinging movements to and from the saw if desired, or for a nonswinging or stationary position.

'lhe particular means for fastening the hood to the standard may be varied, atten tion being directed to Figs. 2 and 3, wherein a modification is illustrated. In these figures, the hood 7 has its end 11 provided with a slot or bifurcated opening 12 receiving the standard 13, and the standard is provided with a series of elongated slots 14. A fla-t key 16 is insertible through the end 11 of the hood and through one of the slots 111 so as to non-swingably support the hood, and asecondary or supplemental key 17 is engageable through the key 16 to retain the samel in position. ln either form, the hood may be adjusted to 'the proper position desired.

A base member designated generally by the numeral 19 is provided for supporting the standard or upright, the same consisting essentially of a plate 2O having a lug or depending abutment 21 at its inner end. This lu or depending abutment 21 is provided with a seat or lip projecting therefrom and flush with its bottom or lower surface. The lug 21 is provided with a pair of sockets or openings 23 adjacent the lip 22 and along the end face of the base member, the said sockets eX- tending to the top of the plate or base member 20 and being open at one side above the lip, to provide constricted slots 2l in the said end face of the base member. .a pair of pins 25 are secured to one side of each standard so as to depend therefrom, these pins being insertible into the sockets 23 so as to maintain the standard erect. T he base member 19 is provided with an outwardly open ing longitudinal slot 26 adapted to receive a pair of bolts or other securing members 27 carried by the table or bench top 4, and in this manner, the base membei1 may be adj ustably and removably attached to the table or bench top as desired.

In use, the base member may be suitably secured to the bottom of the table or bench top at either side of the saw and may be adjusted properly relative to the saw, so as to bring the lip 22 in the rear ot' or adjacent to the edge of the saw. The standard may be attached to the base member by inserting the pins into the sockets 23. Ordinarily, the standard seats on the lip 22 with one face or side resting or fitting flatly against the face of the lug 2l, the junctions of the standard and pins fitting in the slo-ts 24. The pins in fitting in the sockets 23 will firmly support this standard in the plane of the saw. The hood may also be reversibly and adjustably attached to the standard, the pivot pin and stops, or the keys permitting the hood to be so positioned and adjusted. Under certain conditions, it is necessary to either remove the hood or the standard, this being readily accomplished by lifting the standard so as to withdraw the pins 25 from the sockets in the base member.

F rom the foregoing taken in connection with the drawings, the advantages and capabilities of the present invention will be apparent, and it will be observed that the objects aimed at are carried out satisfactorily.

That is claimed is l. In a supporting device, a base member having a socket along one face, one side of the socket being open to provide a constricted slot in the said face, a standard having one side litting flatly against the said face of the base member, and a pin secured to the said side of the standard and engaging the socket.

2. In a supporting device, a base member having a lower lip projecting from one end, and having sockets adjacent the said lip, sockets extending above and having one of their sides open above the said lip, a ilat standard seatable on the lip, and pins secured to one side of the standard for insertion into the said sockets.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto a'ixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

@HARLEY LONG.

Vitnesses:

EDGAR D. Moran, CEAS. HENNEBERG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressngthe .Commissioner of 'Patents Washington, D. C.

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