Adjustable and removable keel assembly and blade guide for a jigsaw

A jigsaw comprising:

• a housing having a rear portion;
• a shoe member pivotally connected to said housing and establishing an angle therebetween;
• a keel assembly having a front portion and a rear portion with a blade member therebetween, said blade member extends from said housing beyond said shoe member and remains in-line with said housing as said angle defined between said shoe member and said housing varies;
• a latch assembly that connects said keel assembly to said housing, wherein said front portion of said keel assembly is releasable from said latch assembly to swing about said rear portion of said housing;
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• a lower carrier assembly movable relative to said blade member to establish different positions relative to said shoe member that are adapted to accommodate workpieces of differing sizes,
• wherein said lower carrier assembly includes an adjuster member connected to a cam surface, said adjuster member is operable to move said cam surface out of an obstructing position with an edge of a groove formed in said blade member and into an extended position where said cam surface is in said obstructing position with said edge of said blade member.

A jigsaw comprising:

• a housing having a rear portion;
• a shoe member pivotally connected to said housing and establishing an angle therebetween;
• a keel assembly having a front portion and a rear portion with a blade member therebetween, said blade member extends from said housing beyond said shoe member and remains in-line with said housing as said angle defined between said shoe member and said housing varies;
• a lower carrier assembly movable relative to said blade member to establish different positions relative to said shoe member that are adapted to accommodate workpieces of differing sizes;
• a latch assembly that connects said keel assembly to said housing, said rear portion of said keel assembly pivotally connects to said rear portion of said housing as said front portion of said keel assembly is retained or released by said latch assembly;
• an adjuster member connected to said lower carrier assembly, said adjuster member includes a cam surface that is movable out of an obstructing position with an edge of a groove formed in said blade member to an extended position where said cam surface is in said obstructing position with said edge of said blade member.