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AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsJames A. Stevens, Frank Wilhelm, Kohl L. Knopp, Robert Woods, Kurian A. Anthraper
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A safety system for a power miter saw comprises a support member, at least one multidirectional manipulator including a workpiece holder member moveably mounted to the support member for securing a workpiece in place, and a control box. The workpiece holder member includes a presence indicator operatively connected to the control box and configured to detect the physical presence of a saw operator's hand on the at least one multidirectional manipulator when the saw operator's hand engages the presence indicator. The control box is operatively connectable to a trigger switch of the power miter saw so that an electric motor of the power miter saw is activated only when both the presence indicator of the safety system and the trigger switch of the power miter saw are engaged by both hands of an operator of the power miter saw.
A power miter saw in combination with a miter saw safety system, the power miter saw comprising a base adapted to hold a workpiece to be cut, a turntable mounted to the base, a swing arm pivotally mounted to the turntable to allow the swing arm to pivot toward and away from the base and the turntable, and a drive assembly mounted to a distal end of the swing arm, the drive assembly including an electric motor drivingly coupled to a circular saw blade and a trigger switch for activating the electric motor of the power miter saw, the safety system comprising:
A method of operating a power miter saw operably connected with a miter saw safety system, the miter saw safety system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.