Patent ID: 6893334

Claim:
A guard for a rotary cutting tool having a cutting disc for engaging a workpiece, comprising: a bracket for mounting said guard to the rotary cutting tool; a hood mounted to said bracket and adapted for rotation with respect to said bracket, said hood enclosing a portion of said cutting disc; a spring having a first end that is secured to said bracket and a second end that is secured to said hood, said spring biasing a first end of said hood into substantially continuous contact with the workpiece during operation of the rotary cutting tool; a bearing sleeve mounted to a lower surface of said bracket and extending downwardly therefrom; a rotating collar mounted to and adapted for rotation with respect to said bearing sleeve; and an engaging collar secured to an upper surface of said hood, said rotating collar having a circumferential outer surface which is dimensioned to engage a circumferential inner surface of said engaging collar, such that said rotating collar can be fit into and secured to said engaging collar, said engaging collar and hood thus rotating with said rotating collar relative to said bearing sleeve.