Shoe accessory for a saw
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsMichael S. Steele, Timothy Kenney, Steven F. Thiel
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Abstract
An accessory for a reciprocating saw, having a blade configured to cut a workpiece and a shoe including a guiding surface for engaging the workpiece, includes a body having a first face and a second face opposite the first face. The body includes a member proximate the second face for coupling the accessory to the shoe. A guiding surface is defined on the first face of the body for engaging a workpiece and an opening is formed in the body for receiving the blade. The guiding surface constitutes a modified surface configured to differ from the guiding surface of the shoe by at least one characteristic.
Claims19
A power tool comprising:
- a main body including a motor configured to transfer motion to a cutting blade;
- a shoe extending from the main body, the shoe comprising,
- a first guiding surface for engaging a workpiece,
- a rear shoe surface generally opposite the first guiding surface,
- transverse shoe walls extending from the rear shoe surface, the transverse shoe walls having shoe ends, and
- an opening through which the cutting blade passes;
- and
- a shoe accessory comprising,
- a rear accessory surface facing the first guiding surface of the shoe,
- transverse accessory walls extending from the rear accessory surface, wherein at least one member extends from at least one of the transverse walls and over at least a portion of at least one of the shoe ends such that the shoe is received in a receptacle defined between the at least one member, the rear accessory surface, and the transverse accessory walls in a snap fitting manner such that at least a portion of the shoe ends are exposed, and
- a second guiding surface opposite the rear surface and for engaging the workpiece, the second guiding surface having at least one characteristic that differs from the first guiding surface.
A power tool comprising:
- a main body including a motor configured to transfer motion to a cutting blade;
- a shoe extending from the main body, the shoe comprising,
- a first guiding surface for engaging a workpiece,
- a rear shoe surface generally opposite the first guiding surface,
- transverse shoe walls extending from the rear shoe surface, the transverse shoe walls having shoe ends, and
- a first opening through which the cutting blade passes;
- and
- a shoe accessory comprising,
- a rear accessory surface facing the first guiding surface of the shoe,
- a second guiding surface opposite the rear surface and for engaging the workpiece, the second guiding surface having at least one characteristic that differs from the first guiding surface,
- a second opening through which the cutting blade passes, the second opening configured to align with the first opening when the shoe accessory is coupled to the shoe, and
- transverse accessory walls extending from the rear accessory surface, wherein at least one projection extends from at least one of the transverse accessory walls and covers at least a portion of at least one of the shoe ends such that the shoe is received in a receptacle defined between the at least one projection, the rear accessory surface, and the transverse accessory walls in a snap fitting manner where at least a portion of the shoe ends are exposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.