Patent ID: 8726776

Claim:
A table saw guard assembly for guarding a blade on a table saw, said guard assembly comprising: a support structure having an elongated top surface aligned with the blade; a hood assembly mounted to said support structure having a top curtain supported on said elongated top surface of said support structure above the blade and a front curtain disposed forward the blade in selective engagement with said top curtain, wherein said front curtain is moveable relative to said top curtain; a first quick release mechanism adapted to selectively secure said front curtain to said top curtain; and a second quick release mechanism connecting said hood assembly to said support structure and movable between a first position in which said top curtain is fixed relative to the blade on said elongated top surface of said support structure and a second position in which said top curtain is movable relative to the blade, said second quick release mechanism being supported on said hood assembly and including a pin releasably engaging an aperture in said support structure and biased into the aperture by a spring.