Patent ID: 8905824
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: B23Q,B24B

Abstract:
1. A guard lock for a powered apparatus, the powered apparatus having a neck extending from a gear case, the guard lock comprising: a guard member, the guard member having a body portion for at least partially surrounding a working member of the power tool and a collar connected to and extending from the body portion, the collar including multiple windows that are spaced from one another, a stop lever coupled to the gear case via a fastener about which the stop lever may pivot, the stop lever including an engagement portion and a distant arm portion, the engagement portion including an angled surface and a straight surface, the fastener disposed between the engagement portion and the distal arm portion, and a biasing member for biasing the engagement portion of the stop lever toward a window of the collar, wherein when the engagement portion is positioned within a window, rotation of the collar is permitted in a direction of the angled surface but is prevented in a direction of the straight surface, and wherein a depression of the distal arm portion toward the collar pivots the engagement portion away from the window.