Patent ID: 9352445
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B23Q,B24B

Claim Text:
1. A grinding tool comprising: a housing including a mount having an upper flange and a lower flange; a shaft extending from the mount along a drive axis, the shaft being configured to support a grinding wheel for rotation about the drive axis; and a guard coupled to the mount, the guard comprising a central ring extending around the mount, a shroud extending radially outward from the central ring along a first portion of a circumference of the central ring, and a standoff coupled to a second portion of the circumference of the central ring; wherein central ring of the guard is positioned between the upper and lower flanges of the mount and wherein the standoff extends from the central ring toward the lower flange such that the standoff is configured to directly contact the lower flange when the guard rotates about a tipping axis that is substantially perpendicular to the drive axis.