Hand-held band saw
AssigneeStout Tool Corp.
InventorScott McIntosh
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Abstract
A method for single hand operation of a hand-held band saw is provided. The band saw has a frame and a handle extending from a longitudinal edge of the frame at an acute angle and opposite an edge containing a throat for receiving the work piece, and a continuous-loop blade traversing the throat. The orientation of the handle centers the mass of the saw below the hand and positions a cutting section of the blade in a vertical plane so it will engage a work piece at a preferred angle selected by the user.
Claims17
A method for cutting a work piece, comprising the steps of:
- providing a band saw having a throat defined along one edge and a handle extending from said body at an angle relative to said body and opposite said throat area;
- providing a continuous-loop blade on said band saw such that a section of said continuous-loop blade traverses said throat;
- grasping the handle of the saw with one hand such that the body of the saw lies at said angle relative to said handle;
- energizing the saw to cause the cutting blade to rotate;
- directing the saw to locate the throat adjacent the work piece;
- and
- engaging the work piece with said cutting blade along a predetermined line to be cut.
A method for cutting a work piece with a hand-held band saw, the method comprising the step of:
- a user grasping a handle extending from an intermediate portion of the band saw at an angle and approximately opposite a cutting area for the band saw such that the cutting area for the band saw is disposed laterally along an incline relative to a plane containing the handle;
- engaging the work piece to be cut with the band saw blade;
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- energizing the saw by depressing a trigger in the band saw handle to cause the band saw blade to cut the work piece.
A method for manufacturing a hand-held band saw, comprising the steps of:
- forming a saw frame having a first and a second end defining a longitudinal axis, said saw frame having a throat formed in a longitudinal edge of said saw frame intermediate said first and second ends;
- forming a handle assembly extending from an opposite longitudinal edge of said saw frame and generally opposite said throat;
- mounting a drive assembly to one of said first and second end of said saw frame;
- attaching a drive wheel assembly to said drive assembly;
- mounting a driven wheel assembly to an opposite one of said first and second ends of said saw frame;
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- providing a continuous loop blade to be supported by said drive wheel assembly and said driven wheel assembly such that a portion of said continuous loop blade traverses said throat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.