Abstract: An easily engageable and releasable chainsaw bar guard for protecting an individual carrying a chainsaw and for preventing damage to the cutter chain and saw dogs of a chainsaw. The bar guard comprises an elongated stiff hollow sleeve whose interior space is just slightly larger than the bar and chain to be protected. The sleeve has an opening at the proximal end for sliding the sleeve onto the guide bar, and is closed at the other end to protect the end of the bar and cutter chain. A snap-clip mechanism is fixed to the sleeve for releasably latching the proximal end of the guard to the chainsaw. The snap-clip mechanism biases a retaining claw into contact with the chainsaw bar between the nuts on the saw bar attachment/adjustment bolts. The sleeve and the snap-clip mechanism can be selectively configured to accommodate chainsaw bars of different shapes and dimensions and the spacing of whose guide bar adjustment nuts varies.

Abstract: An easily engageable and releasable chainsaw bar guard for protecting an individual carrying a chainsaw and for preventing damage to the cutter chain and saw dogs of a chainsaw. The bar guard comprises an elongated stiff hollow sleeve whose interior space is just slightly larger than the bar and chain to be protected. The sleeve has an opening at the proximal end for sliding the sleeve onto the guide bar, and is closed at the other end to protect the end of the bar and cutter chain. A snap-clip mechanism is fixed to the sleeve for releasably latching the proximal end of the guard to the chainsaw. The snap-clip mechanism biases a retaining claw into contact with the chainsaw bar between the nuts on the saw bar attachment/adjustment bolts. The sleeve and the snap-clip mechanism can be selectively configured to accommodate chainsaw bars of different shapes and dimensions and the spacing of whose guide bar adjustment nuts varies.