Lockout Forward Flip Lever for Power Saw

A saw assembly, comprising:

• a housing defining an interior space, said housing having a forward housing portion defining a forward housing opening and a rearward housing portion defining a rearward housing opening;
• a drive member extending through said forward housing opening, said drive member being configured to be moved in a repeating pattern;
• a motor positioned in said interior space and configured to move said drive member in said repeating pattern;
• a switch positioned in said interior space and having an actuator movable between an actuated position and a deactuated position, wherein (i) when said switch is positioned in said actuated position, said motor operates to move said drive member in said repeating pattern, and (ii) when said switch is positioned in said deactuated position, said motor does not operate to move said drive member in said repeating pattern;
• a trigger extending though said rearward housing opening, said trigger being movable between an “off” position and an “on” position, wherein (i) when said trigger is positioned in said “off” position, said switch is positioned in said deactuated position, and (ii) when said trigger is positioned in said “on” position, said switch is positioned in said actuated position;
• a lockout lever having a finger contact portion and a blocking member, said lockout lever being pivotable about a pivot axis between a lockout position and a non-lockout position;
• and
• a stop structure fixed in relation to said housing,
• wherein (i) when said lockout lever is positioned in said lockout position, said blocking member is positioned at a first location in relation to said trigger, and (ii) when said lockout lever is positioned in said non-lockout position, said blocking member is positioned at a second location in relation to said trigger,
• wherein (i) when said blocking member is positioned at said first location, movement of said trigger from said “off” position to said “on” position is prevented due to physical interaction of said blocking member and said stop structure, and (ii) when said blocking member is positioned at said second location, movement of said trigger from said “off” position to said “on” position is allowed due to said stop structure being spaced apart from a path of movement of said blocking member,
• wherein movement from said rear housing portion toward said forward housing portion defines a forward direction, and
• wherein movement of said finger contact portion in said forward direction causes said lockout lever to pivot from said lockout position to said non-lockout position.