Patent ID: 8864427

Claim:
A processing machine for cutting a workpiece with a tool, the processing machine comprising: a base member configured to support a table for receiving the workpiece; and a tool support means including a tool spindle configured for rotating the tool about a spindle axis to perform the cutting of the workpiece, the tool support means disposed on the base member for rotation relative to the base member between a vertical position wherein the spindle axis is vertical and a horizontal position wherein the spindle axis is horizontal and configured to support the tool, wherein the tool support means is formed from a right leg portion, a left leg portion, wherein right and left are with respect to right and left sides of the processing machine when the processing machine is viewed from a front side thereof, wherein the tool support means is also formed from a main portion, such that the main portion connects an upper end of the right leg portion to an upper end of the left leg portion when the tool support means is in the vertical position, wherein the main portion is located above the table such that a space directly above the table is covered by the main portion when the tool support means is in the vertical position, and wherein the rotation of the tool support means from the vertical position to the horizontal position results in the space directly above the table not being covered by the main portion; wherein the processing machine also comprises: a left side cover member that is rotatably attached to a left side of the base so as to be rotatable between a horizontal position wherein a major plane of the left side cover member extends horizontally, and a vertical position wherein the major plane of the left side cover member extends vertically; a right side cover member that is rotatably attached to a right side of the base so as to be rotatable between a horizontal position wherein a major plane of the right side cover member extends horizontally, and a vertical position wherein the major plane of the right side cover member extends vertically; wherein when the left side cover member is in the vertical position, the left side cover member is magnetically attracted to a left end of the main portion, and when the right side cover member is in the vertical position, the right side cover member is magnetically attracted to a right end of the main portion.