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US 2010/0192390 A1Published application
Hand-held band saw
AssigneeStout Tool Corp.
InventorScott A. McIntosh
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Abstract
A hand-held band saw is provided for one-hand operation. 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. The orientation of the handle centers the mass of the saw below the hand and positions the cutting section of the blade in a vertical plane so it will engage a work piece at a preferred angle selected by the user.
Claims20
A portable hand-held band saw comprising:
- an elongated frame having first and second ends;
- a first wheel journalled on the frame proximate the first end;
- a second wheel journalled on the frame proximate the second end;
- a continuous loop blade rotatably engaged with the wheels;
- a motor in driving engagement with one of the first and the second wheels;
- a handle supported by the frame defining a grip portion and a battery socket positioned adjacent to one end of the grip portion;
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- a battery removably engageable with the battery socket, wherein the grip portion is positioned between the battery socket and the motor.
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A method for manufacturing a portable hand-held band saw, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a saw frame having a first and a second end defining a longitudinal axis, the saw frame having a throat formed in a first longitudinal edge of the saw frame intermediate the first and the second ends;
- forming a handle assembly extending from a second longitudinal edge of the frame opposite the first longitudinal edge and having a battery socket for engaging receipt of a battery;
- mounting a rotatable drive wheel to the frame at one of the first and the second end;
- mounting a rotatable driven wheel to the other of the first and the second end opposite the drive wheel;
- and
- engaging a continuous loop blade to the drive wheel and the driven wheel such that a portion of the continuous loop blade traverses the throat;
- and
- operably connecting a motor drive to the drive wheel for rotation of the drive wheel and the driven wheel.
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A portable hand-held band saw comprising:
- means for forming a saw frame having a first and a second end defining a longitudinal axis, the saw frame having a throat formed in a first longitudinal edge of the saw frame intermediate the first and the second ends;
- means for forming a handle assembly extending from a second longitudinal edge of the frame opposite the first longitudinal edge and having a battery socket for engaging receipt of a battery;
- means for mounting a rotatable drive wheel to the frame at one of the first and the second end;
- means for mounting a rotatable driven wheel to the other of the first and the second end opposite the drive wheel;
- means for engaging a continuous loop blade to the drive wheel and the driven wheel such that a portion of the continuous loop blade traverses the throat;
- and
- means for operably connecting a motor drive to the drive wheel for rotation of the drive wheel and the driven wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.