Slide miter saw
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsJames R. Parks, Steven A. Shull
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Abstract
A miter saw including a base, a table, a support housing connected to the table, first and second rails slidably connected to the support housing, a trunnion disposed on the first and second rails, and a saw assembly pivotally attached to the trunnion and movable between a front position and a rear position. The saw assembly includes a motor and a blade driven by the motor. The first and second rails may have different hardness. A first bearing is disposed underneath the first rail, whereas second and third bearings are disposed on the first rail between the support housing and the first rail.
Claims16
A miter saw comprising:
- a base;
- a table rotatably disposed on the base;
- a support housing connected to the table;
- first and second rails slidably connected to the support housing;
- a trunnion disposed on the first and second rails;
- a saw assembly pivotally attached to the trunnion and movable between a front position and a rear position, the saw assembly comprising a motor and a blade driven by the motor;
- a first bearing disposed underneath the first rail;
- and
- second and third bearings disposed on the first rail between the support housing and the first rail,
- wherein one of the first, second and third bearings is biased into contact with the first rail by a first screw, and another of the first, second and third bearings being biased into locking contact with the first rail by a second screw, the first, second and third bearings being separate and spaced apart from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.