Patent ID: 6167626
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B23D,H05B

Abstract:
A saw comprising: a casing; a motor having a rotatable shaft wherein the motor is supported in the casing; a blade removably connected to the shaft; a guard surrounding an upper portion of the blade, the guard being connected to the casing and having an upper end, a lower end, a front end and a rear end; a port positioned on the upper end of the guard towards the rear end; a first set of ribs formed within the guard proximate the port; a second set of ribs formed within the guard proximate the port; and a door movably connected to the guard to provide a closure to the port, the door including a rib on an underside of the door to engage with a hose inserted into the port; wherein dust generated by the blade during operation of the saw exits through the first set of ribs and through the port where the door is in an open position and moves through the first set of ribs and second set of ribs and exits through the lower end of the guard when the door is in a closed position.