Patent ID: 9566718
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B23D,B26D,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for guiding saw blades comprising: (a) a first arcuate member defining a length and a width and including first and second slot sections integrally formed therein and extending entirely through the width of the first arcuate member, the first slot section substantially parallel to the second slot section; (b) a second arcuate member pivotally connected to the first arcuate member, the second arcuate member defining a length and a width and including first and second slot sections integrally formed therein and extending entirely through the width of the second arcuate member, the first slot section substantially parallel to the second slot section; (c) the first slot section of the first arcuate member linearly aligned with the first slot section of the second arcuate member whereby the first slot section of the first arcuate member and the first slot section of the second arcuate member form a first slot, the second slot section of the first arcuate member linearly aligned with the second slot section of the second arcuate member whereby the second slot section of the first arcuate member and the second slot section of the second arcuate member form a second slot, wherein the first slot is wider than the second slot whereby the first and second arcuate members can receive at least two saw blades of varying width, and wherein each of the first and second arcuate members includes first and second ends, the first end of the first arcuate member releasably attached to the first end of the second arcuate member, and the second end of the first arcuate member pivotally connected to the second end of the second arcuate member, whereby the first and second arcuate members are moveable between a closed position wherein the first ends of the first and second arcuate members are attached, and an open position wherein the first ends of the first and second arcuate members are released from attachment and the first and second members are allowed to freely pivot; and (d) a first stopping member positioned in the first actuate member and a second stopping member positioned in the second arcuate member to prevent a saw blade from advancing in the body beyond the first and second slots, wherein the first stopping member comprises a first roll pin, and the second stopping member comprises a second roll pin, and further comprising a first set screw for retaining the first roll pin within the first arcuate member, and a second set screw for retaining the second roll pin within second arcuate member, wherein the first roll pin and the second roll pin are adapted to rotate when contacted by a saw blade.