Reciprocationg saw and guard rail assembly therefor
OwnerMike Wilson, Neil Walmsleyinventors
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Abstract
A jigsaw comprises a body housing a motor and a drive mechanism to convert the rotary output of the motor into reciprocal motion of the drive the blade. The body 1 is mounted on a shoe which has two forward projecting arms. A guard rail is mounted on the shoe at the front end of the arms and comprises a horizontal bar supported by upright portions which respectively engage the arms. The guard rail is formed from a single metal bar.
Claims18
A shoe assembly for a reciprocating tool having a working member adapted to execute reciprocating movement, the assembly comprising:—
- a body;
- a base plate adapted to be mounted to said body of said tool and to engage a workpiece, wherein the base plate includes an aperture to allow the working member to pass therethrough during reciprocating movement thereof;
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- guard means adapted to be mounted to the base plate for restricting access to said working member between the base plate and the body.
A reciprocating tool comprising:—
- a body;
- a working member;
- and
- a shoe assembly including:
- a base plate adapted to be mounted to said body of said tool and to engage a workpiece, wherein the base plate includes an aperture to allow the working member to pass therethrough during reciprocating movement thereof;
- and
- guard means adapted to be mounted to the base plate for restricting access to said working member between the base plate and the body.
A jig saw for reciprocating a blade through a workpiece, the jig saw comprising:
- a saw body, the blade operatively connectable to the saw body;
- a saw shoe for supporting the jig saw against the work piece, the saw body adjustably connected to the saw shoe for pivotable positioning relative to the saw shoe, the saw shoe defining an opening through the saw shoe;
- a space defined between the saw body and the saw shoe, and the blade extending from the saw body through the space between the saw body and the saw shoe and through the opening in the saw shoe;
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- a blade guard connectable to the saw shoe and positioned to at least partially obstruct access to the space defined between the saw body and the saw shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.