Scroll saw blade holding system
OwnerChun-Chi Huanginventor
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Abstract
A scroll saw blade holding system comprises at least an upper scroll saw arm with a notched, forked end, a pair of plate members held together by a screw for clamping an end of a scroll saw blade, and a pivot pin, extending through the plate members and shaped to rest within the notch in the scroll saw arm. The pin preferably includes a longitudinally-extending, knife edge pivot point which allows the plate members and blade to pivot relative to the scroll saw arm. Also in a preferred embodiment, a blade retaining assembly is included and comprises a bracket attached to the saw arm and a lock knob and bolt positioned above the plate members for retaining the pin within the notch.
Claims15
A blade holding system for a scroll saw comprising:
- a scroll saw arm having a forked end, which includes a notch opening away from a table of an associated scroll saw;
- plate means for clamping an end of a scroll saw blade;
- means for releasably attaching said plate means to said blade;
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- pin means, spaced from said blade, attached to and extending from said plate means and being shaped to be received in said notch whereby said pin means and said notch engage to form a pivotable connection between a blade retained by said plate means and said arm.
A blade holding system for a scroll saw comprising:
- at least one scroll saw arm having a notched, forked end, said end including spaced fingers, each of said fingers, including a notch opening away from a table of an associated scroll saw;
- first and second plate members for clamping a saw blade therebetween;
- a pin pressed through said plate members at one end thereof, said pin including a knife-edged segment engaging said notches;
- gasket means between said pin and said arm and positioned within said notches to provide a bearing surface for said pin;
- means for retaining said pin within said notches such that said plate members extend between said fingers;
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- screw means for selectively clamping a saw blade between said plate members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.