ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,035, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Shield assembly for power tool" was invented by Levi G. Bowers (Manchester, Md.) and Daniel F. Nace (Towson, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shield assembly includes a guard collar and a guard member. The guard collar is disposed around a neck of a gear case of a power tool and includes a first engagement interface. The first engagement interface extends along an outer perimeter of the guard collar and defines a circumferential recess. The guard member includes a second engagement interface for removably engaging with the first engagement interfac...