Patent ID: 6089964
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A grinding wheel shield for an edge grinding machine, said shield being formed with a flat upper surface having a periphery defining a length and a width for said surface, and having a central aperture therein for accommodating a grinding wheel shaft and motor of a grinding machine on which the shield is installed, said aperture having a diameter, an open keyway slot leading from said central aperture to an adjacent edge of said shield, a depending flange extending from a portion of the periphery of said upper surface, at least one positioning member projecting from said depending flange, and a flexible sheet disposed on said flat upper surface of said shield, said sheet having an opening aligned with said central aperture and a slit extending from said opening along the keyway slot to an edge of the upper surface to form at least one flexible flap over the keyway slot, and said shield comprising a unitary member machined from a single block of resilient polymeric material.