Patent ID: 6055734
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B27B,B27G,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand held circular saw having a circular saw blade driven by a rotary output member of an electric motor, and a housing with a motor housing portion enclosing the electric motor and a stationary blade guard housing portion enclosing an upper portion of the circular saw blade, the improvement comprising:a cutout provided through the housing at a location laterally adjacent to the blade guard housing portion, the cutout providing visual access along a normal line of sight to an operator holding the circular saw in a typical operation position to a leading edge of the saw blade where the saw blade engages a work piece to be cut; anda transparent chip shield pivotably attached to the housing, the chip shield being pivotably displaceable relative to the housing between a downward forwardly sloped operating position and a raised cleaning position, in the operating position the chip shield being disposed over the cutout permitting the operator to view the alignment of the saw blade relative to the work piece through the transparent chip shield while limiting the discharge of chips in the direction of the user's line of sight.