Chop saw with improved storage mode
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsRobert S. Gehret, Christian V. Elder, Jason F. Busschaert, Craig A. Schell
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Abstract
A chop saw includes a base assembly and a saw assembly pivotally attached to the base assembly. The base assembly has a workpiece-supporting plane. The saw assembly has a blade and a motor driving the blade. A hinged connection between the base assembly and a saw assembly allows a user to rotate the saw assembly from a position where the plane of the blade extends through the workpiece-supporting plane to a position where the plane of the blade does not extend through the workpiece-supporting plane. In such position, the plane of blade may be substantially parallel to the workpiece-supporting plane.
Claims10
A chop saw comprising:
- a base assembly comprising a rotatable table, the base assembly having a workpiece-supporting plane;
- a saw assembly pivotally attached to the rotatable table, the saw assembly having a blade having a blade plane and a motor driving the blade,
- wherein a trunnion connects the rotatable table and the saw assembly, the trunnion comprising a chopping hinge that allows the saw assembly to pivot downwardly for a cutting operation,
- the trunnion being pivotable about a bevel axis that is substantially parallel to the workpiece-supporting plane, the trunnion having a side trunnion hinge which pivotally connects the trunnion to the saw assembly and thereby allows the saw assembly to be pivoted about a hinge axis higher than the workpiece-supporting plane to allow a user to rotate the saw assembly from a first position where the blade plane extends through the workpiece-supporting plane to a second position where the blade plane does not extend through the workpiece-supporting plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.