Patent ID: 6363617
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61F,F16P

Abstract:
A guard for a cast cutter, comprising:a first member having a peripheral sidewall, a first end, a second end, an interior bore that extends between the first end and the second end and a pair of opposed guide slots that extend through the peripheral sidewall to the interior bore, each of the guide slots having a first end and a second end; a mounting bracket attached to the first member, whereby the first member is securable to a cast cutter; a â€œJâ€  shaped second member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second member being telescopically received in the interior bore of the first member, the second end of the second member serving as a guard member, the second member having opposed radial pins that engage the guide slots of the first member, the second member being freely movable relative to the first member during operation along a support axis defined by the interior bore of the first member; the first end of the guide slots serving as a first stop, whereby movement of the second member toward the first member along the support axis is limited; the second end of the guide slots serving as a second stop, whereby movement of the second member away from the first member along the support axis is limited; and a spring disposed within the interior bore of the first member biasing the second member away from the first member, the spring having a first end that bears against the first end of the first member and a second end that bears against the radial pins of the second member.