| 摘要 |
A blade type wood splitter is described including a blade guarding housing that is movable along with the blade to engage a wood block prior to contact of the block by the cutting edge of the blade. The housing rests against the wood block as the blade is driven through and later is retracted with the blade following the splitting operation. The housing includes a peripheral wood engaging edge that substantially circumscribes the cutting edge of the blade and is normally spaced therefrom toward the platform on which the wood blocks are received. This edge may first engage the wood block as the blade is moved toward splitting contact with the block. The edge may therefore provide ample warning to an operator who has inadvertently placed fingers in the path of the blade by contacting the fingers before the blade descends to cause injury. The housing also functions as a stripping device for allowing withdrawal of the blade from between binding pieces of wood by holding the wood stationary as the blade is retracted. The housing also includes outwardly flared walls for engagement with adjacent wood surfaces to hold the wood in position and to resist outward "kick out" of the split sections.
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