Patent ID: 8607462

Claim:
A chainsaw, comprising in combination: a housing; a motor within the housing; a chain bar extending outwardly from the housing, the chain bar having a first side, a second side and an outer edge having a top and a bottom; a cutting chain driven by the motor so as to travel longitudinally around the the chain bar, the chain traveling away from the housing on the top of the chain bar and the chain traveling toward the housing on the bottom of the chain bar; a lock strip aligned with and near the bottom of the first side of the chain bar, wherein the lock strip forms a plurality of non-circular indentations; and a plurality of substantially C-shaped stop members, each of the substantially C-shaped stop members having a first leg at one end and a second leg at the other end, wherein each of the first legs and respective ones of the second legs are connected by a central curved portion, each of the first legs engaging a respective one of the non-circular indentations formed in the lock strip and each of the second legs engaging a second side of the chain bar opposite the first legs, wherein the first leg of each of the substantially C-shaped stop members has a shape which mates with a shape of the respective one of the non-circular indentations allowing for the engagement to be a snug fit, and wherein each of the substantially C-shaped stop members is configured to go around the chain without touching the chain and configured to block brush and limbs that have been cut from being dragged by the chain into the housing.