Indexing override mechanism for a slide compound miter saw
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsRichard P. Brault, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Abstract
A cutting tool including a base having a turntable mounted thereon for rotation about a vertical axis. The base has a surface including a first detent portion at a predetermined position, and a second detent portion mounted on the turntable and being selectively engageable with the first detent portion to releasably secure the turntable in a predetermined position of angular adjustment relative to the base. The cutting tool also includes a spring biasing the second detent portion against the base surface, and a lever movable with the turntable to move the second detent portion to a withdrawn position allowing angular adjustment of the position of the turntable about the predetermined position of angular adjustment of the turntable relative to the base.
Claims7
A cutting tool comprising:
- a base including a turntable mounted for rotation about a vertical axis;
- indexing means for releasably securing said turntable in predetermined positions of angular adjustment including a detent receiving recess on said base at each predetermined position, a detent, alignable by rotation of said turntable, with any one of said recesses and a detent biasing means constantly biasing said detent into a detent engaged position in the specific recess with which it is aligned;
- detent override means selectively positionable to allow movement of said detent from a detent engaged position in said recess to a detent withdrawal position and free said turntable for microangular adjustment relative to any predetermined position;
- latch means for releasably securing said override means in said detent withdrawal position thereby preventing said indexing means from engaging said recess during microangular adjustment about said recess;
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- locking means for releasably securing said turntable in any selected position of microangular adjustment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.