Adjustable guide for rotary saw

A rotary saw comprising:

• a housing defining an internal cavity and having a top, a bottom, an outer surface, and a flange, wherein the flange projects outwardly from the outer surface of the housing;
• a motor at least partially contained in the cavity of the housing for providing rotational output for the rotary saw;
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• an adjustable depth guide slidably coupled with the housing to permit a user of the rotary saw to adjust a depth the rotary saw can cut into a workpiece, wherein the depth guide includes a column and a guide base, wherein the column has a lower portion, an inner surface and a channel, wherein the channel is formed in the inner surface of the column, wherein the channel slidably receives the flange of the housing, wherein the guide base is coupled to the lower portion of the column for supporting the rotary saw on a workpiece during use and is a distance away from the bottom of the housing, and whereby a user of the rotary saw can adjust the depth the rotary saw can cut into a workpiece by adjusting the distance the distance between the guide base and the bottom of the housing.

A rotary saw comprising:

• a housing defining an internal cavity and having a top, a bottom, an outer surface, and a flange, wherein the flange projects outwardly from the outer surface of the housing;
• a motor at least partially contained in the cavity of the housing for providing rotational output for the rotary saw;
• a depth guide having a column and a guide base, wherein the column has a lower portion, an inner surface and a channel, wherein the channel is formed in the inner surface of the column and slidably receives the flange of the housing to facilitate sliding coupling of the depth guide to the housing, wherein the guide base is coupled to the lower portion of the column and supports the rotary saw on a workpiece during use;
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• a handle portion coupled with the depth guide for gripping by a user during operation of the rotary saw, the handle portion having an inner surface and a lower surface, wherein the inner surface of the handle portion faces the column, wherein the lower surface of the handle portion is adjacent the guide base and is in a spaced relationship therewith, and wherein a user of the rotary saw can selectively move the guide base toward and away from the bottom of the housing without altering the spaced relationship between the guide base and the lower surface of the handle.

A rotary saw comprising:

• a housing defining an internal cavity and having a top and a bottom;
• a motor at least partially contained in the cavity of the housing for providing rotational output for the rotary saw;
• a depth guide slidably coupled with the housing and having a column and a guide base, wherein the column has a lower portion, wherein the guide base is coupled to the lower portion of the column and supports the rotary saw on a workpiece during use, and wherein a user can adjust a cutting depth of the rotary saw by moving the guide base toward and away from the bottom of the housing;
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• a handle portion coupled with the depth guide for gripping by a user during operation of the rotary saw, the handle portion having a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is adjacent the guide base and is in a spaced relationship therewith, and wherein a user can adjust the cutting depth without altering the relationship between the guide base and the lower surface of the handle portion, whereby a distance between the handle portion and a workpiece does not change when a user moves the guide base toward and away from the bottom of the housing and adjusts the cutting depth.

A rotary saw comprising:

• a housing defining an internal cavity and having a top, a bottom and an outer surface;
• a motor at least partially contained in the cavity of the housing for providing rotational output for the rotary saw;
• a depth guide for adjusting a cutting depth of the rotary saw, the depth guide having a column and a guide base, wherein the guide base is coupled to the column and supports the rotary saw on a workpiece during use;
• means for slidably coupling the depth guide to the housing;
• means for selectively preventing movement between the depth guide and the housing;
• a handle portion;
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• means for coupling the handle portion to the depth guide.

A rotary saw comprising:

• a housing having a first mating portion;
• a motor at least partially received in the housing;
• an adjustable depth guide having a lower surface and a second mating portion, wherein the depth guide is coupled with the housing;
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• a handle portion having a lower surface, wherein the handle portion is coupled with depth guide and wherein the lower surface of the handle portion is generally coplanar with the lower surface of the depth guide.

A rotary saw comprising:

• a housing;
• a motor at least partially received in the housing;
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• a handle portion coupled with the housing, wherein the handle portion includes a lower surface and wherein the handle portion is coupled with the housing such that the lower surface of the handle portion is close to a surface of a workpiece during use.

A rotary saw comprising:

• a housing having a longitudinal axis;
• a motor at least partially received in the housing;
• an adjustable depth guide;
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• a handle portion coupled with housing, the handle portion having a gripping portion with a gripping axis, wherein the gripping axis is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the saw.