Patent ID: 6186136
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B27B,B28D

Abstract:
A concrete cutting saw comprising;a power head, a sprocket driven by the power head, a guide bar mounted to the power head and extended from the power head in alignment with the sprocket, and a saw chain looped around the sprocket and guide bar and defining thereby an inner side and an outer side of the saw chain, said saw chain driven by the sprocket and guided by the guide bar in a concrete cutting operation;a water source provided to flush concrete dust and particles from the guide bar and saw chain during a concrete cutting operation which generates a slurry of water and the concrete particles, a portion thereof being carried by the saw chain towards the sprocket and power head, and an enclosure surrounding the sprocket, and said slurry portion carried by said saw chain into the enclosure and along a path adjacent the saw chain;said enclosure including a diverter that diverts the slurry away from the path of the chain.