Patent ID: 6389701
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B26B,B27G,F16P,Y10T

Abstract:
A protective shroud assembly for restricting access to a cutting tool mounted on a hand tool, comprising:a) a stationary shield having a threaded bore adapted to be threaded on said hand tool; b) a movable shield rotatably mounted on said stationary shield; c) a washer member adapted to be axially clamped to said hand tool by said stationary shield; and d) a torsion spring encircling said stationary shield and biasing said movable shield into a closed position about said stationary shield, e) wherein said stationary shield, said movable shield and said washer member are constructed to be attached to and removed from a hand tool as a single unit, and f) wherein said stationary shield and said movable shield each comprises a semi-cylindrical hood for covering said cutting tool, movable shield being disposed on the outside of said stationary shield, said movable shield being rotatable about said stationary shield.