Saw fence

For use with a saw table having first and second tubular side rails extending outwardly along a pair of opposing sides thereof, a removable saw fence comprising:

• an elongate fence member;
• lock-back means attached to an end of said fence member for engaging the first side rail of a saw table;
• a base member attached to an opposite end of said fence member and including a housing having a contact surface forming a concave, transverse channel opening downwardly and inwardly toward an associated saw table, and shaped to engage the second side rail, said contact surface extending from an upper point inwardly of a vertical axis extending through a center of curvature of said surface to a lower point below a horizontal axis extending through said center of curvature;
• a hook member pivotally attached to said housing and having a tongue portion extending downwardly and inwardly from said base member, said tongue portion being arcuately shaped to engage said second side rail, when pivoted into contact therewith, from an outer point thereof coincident with said lower point, to an inner point thereof above said lower point, such that pivotal movement of said hook member against said second side rail draws said channel downwardly and inwardly against said second side rail;
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• means for pivoting said hook member inwardly from said housing to a locked position against said second side rail, and outwardly away from said rail to a release position whereby sufficient clearance between said upper point and said inner point is created to allow said base member to be lifted upwardly and outwardly away from said second side rail.