Shield assembly for a power tool

The present invention is directed toward a shield assembly for a handheld tool device such as an angle grinder. The shield assembly is selectively repositionable with respect to the cutting tool. A lock mechanism secures the shield assembly in discrete rotational positions relative to the cutting to...

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Hauptverfasser: CIRINCIONE, II ROBERT J, COPELAND, JR. EARNEST N
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is directed toward a shield assembly for a handheld tool device such as an angle grinder. The shield assembly is selectively repositionable with respect to the cutting tool. A lock mechanism secures the shield assembly in discrete rotational positions relative to the cutting tool. The shield assembly includes a guard member and a bumper member, and an alignment feature configured to align the relative positions of guard member and the bumper member, thereby positing the members in a predetermined relative orientation. With this configuration, the shield assembly is selectively repositionable via a "hands-free" mechanism that permits a user to adjust the position of the shield assembly by simply contacting the shield assembly against a work surface.