Patent ID: 7757683

Claim:
A skid plate for a concrete cutting saw, the saw having a rotating blade with sides and rotating about a rotational axis to cut a groove in a concrete surface during use of the saw, comprising: an elongated support portion having a longitudinal slot therein sized to fit within about ⅛ inch or less of the sides of the concrete cutting blade during use of the skid plate to support the concrete during cutting; a front and rear mounting portion on opposing ends of the cutting blade and to which the skid plate is fastened, one mounting portion comprising a first elongated slot extending along an axis toward and away from a plane containing the elongated support portion and configured to receive a first pin orientated generally parallel to the rotational axis to removably fasten the skid plate to the concrete saw and the other mounting portion comprising a second elongated slot that is generally parallel to the concrete surface during cutting and configured to receive a second pin orientated generally parallel to the rotational axis to removably fasten the skid plate to the concrete saw, each slot formed by opposing walls with the walls of the first slot restraining motion of the pin along an axis parallel to the length of the longitudinal slot in the support portion during use, with the walls of the second slot restraining motion of the pin along an axis perpendicular to the support portion during use.