Multifunctional saw apparatus and method
AssigneeRBWL Licensing Holdings, LLC
InventorRobert Burton Behr
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Abstract
In some examples, an apparatus includes a base including an arm selectively movable with respect to the base. The arm is selectively rotatable about a first arm axis. A base plate is engaged with the arm. A tool is configured to be detachably coupled to the base plate. The tool is movable with the base plate when coupled to the base plate. The apparatus includes a first mode with the tool coupled to the base plate and the arm being selectively rotatable about the first arm axis, a second mode with the tool coupled to the base plate and the arm being constrained from rotating about the first arm axis, the arm being substantially stationary with respect to the base; and a third mode with the tool detached from the base plate.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a base including an arm selectively movable with respect to the base, the arm being selectively rotatable about a first arm axis;
- a base plate engaged with the arm;
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- a tool configured to be detachably coupled to the base plate, the tool being movable with the base plate when coupled to the base plate, wherein the apparatus includes:
- a first mode with the tool coupled to the base plate and the arm being selectively rotatable about the first arm axis;
- a second mode with the tool coupled to the base plate and the arm being constrained from rotating about the first arm axis, the arm being substantially stationary with respect to the base;
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- a third mode with the tool detached from the base plate.
An apparatus comprising:
- a base including an arm selectively movable with respect to the base, the arm being selectively rotatable about a first arm axis;
- a base plate pivotably engaged with the arm, the base plate being pivotable with respect to the arm between a first position and a second position;
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- a circular saw configured to be detachably coupled to the base plate, the circular saw being movable with the base plate when coupled to the base plate, wherein the apparatus includes:
- a miter saw mode with the circular saw coupled to the base plate in the first position and the arm being selectively rotatable about the first arm axis;
- a table saw mode with the circular saw coupled to the base plate in the second position and the arm being constrained from rotating about the first arm axis, the arm being substantially stationary with respect to the base;
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- a circular saw mode with the circular saw detached from the base plate.
A method of making a multifunctional saw apparatus, the method comprising:
- movably attaching an arm to a base, the arm being selectively rotatable about a first arm axis;
- pivotably engaging a base plate with the arm, the base plate being pivotable with respect to the arm between a first position and a second position;
- detachably coupling a circular saw to the base plate, the circular saw being movable with the base plate when coupled to the base plate, wherein the multifunctional saw apparatus includes:
- a miter saw mode with the circular saw coupled to the base plate in the first position and the arm being selectively rotatable about the first arm axis;
- a table saw mode with the circular saw coupled to the base plate in the second position and the arm being constrained from rotating about the first arm axis, the arm being substantially stationary with respect to the base;
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- a circular saw mode with the circular saw detached from the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.