Circular saw with bevel angle adjustment mechanism
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorRichard C. Nickels, Jr.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a circular saw including a housing, a motor within the housing, a circular saw blade rotatably driven by the motor, a base and a bevel angle adjustment mechanism. The bevel angle adjustment mechanism pivotally interconnects the base to the housing such that the circular saw blade is adjustable relative to the base through a range of bevel angles. The bevel angle adjustment mechanism includes a first member carrying a detent and a second member defining a cooperating recess. The detent and the cooperating recess positively define at least one predetermined bevel angle setting.
Claims18
A circular saw comprising:
- a housing subassembly including a motor and a circular saw blade rotatably driven by the motor;
- a base including a quadrant bracket;
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- a mounting bracket connected to the quadrant bracket for relative rotation about a first axis for establishing a bevel angle setting and connected to the housing subassembly for relative rotation about a second axis for establishing a depth of cut setting, the mounting bracket and the quadrant bracket cooperatively configured to positively locate at least one predetermined bevel angle setting;
- wherein a detent is carried by one of the quadrant bracket and the mounting bracket and a cooperating recess is defined by the other of the quadrant bracket and the mounting bracket, the recess and the detent cooperating to positively define a first predetermined bevel angle setting.
A circular saw comprising:
- a housing subassembly including a motor and a circular saw blade rotatably driven by the motor;
- a base;
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- a bevel angle adjustment mechanism pivotally interconnecting the base to the housing subassembly such that the circular saw blade is adjustable relative to the base through a range of bevel angles, the bevel angle adjustment mechanism including a mounting bracket attached to the housing subassembly and pivotally attached to an upwardly extending flange of the base for relative rotation about a first pivot axis, said first pivot axis being substantially parallel to a plane defined by the circular saw blade, one of the mounting bracket and the flange carrying a detent, the other of the mounting bracket and the flange defining a cooperating recess, the detent and the cooperating recess positively defining a predetermined bevel angle setting.
A circular saw comprising:
- a housing subassembly including a motor and a circular saw blade rotatably driven by the motor;
- a base;
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- a bevel angle adjustment mechanism pivotally interconnecting the base to the housing subassembly such that the circular saw blade is adjustable relative to the base through a range of bevel angles, the bevel angle adjustment mechanism including a first member carrying a detent and a second member defining a cooperating recess, the detent and the cooperating recess positively defining a predetermined bevel angle setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.