Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
030374000 | Slidable guide plate intersected by saw blade | 85 |
20090106986 | MOTOR-DRIVEN RECIPROCATING SAW, IN PARTICULAR A JIGSAW - A hand-operated reciprocating power saw comprises a saw blade ( | 04-30-2009 |
20090320301 | Hand-held circular saw - A hand-held circular saw ( | 12-31-2009 |
20100024223 | Cast saw - The cast saws embodying this invention include an ergonomic egg shaped saw body and a spiral cut blade, which eliminates the exposed circular blade of conventional cast saws. The spiral cut blade extends from the bottom of the saw body. The spiral cut blade is driven by an electric DC drive motor, which is housed within the saw body along with batteries and other electronics and wiring. A blade shield is pivotally mounted to the saw body, which covers the spiral cut blade when not in use. The shield pivots upward against the saw body as the cast saw moves over and cuts the cast from the patient. A guide assembly extends from the bottom of the saw body, which includes a thin neck part and a flat foot plate. The foot plate acts as a guide, which travels between the patient's skin and the inside layer of gauze of the cast. The foot plate also ensures that the spiral cut blade never contacts the patient's skin. | 02-04-2010 |
20100031517 | Handheld reciprocating saw and the operating method thereof - A handheld reciprocating saw includes a housing, a motor, a sole plate attached to the housing and having a bottom surface. The housing comprises a first housing portion which has a first longitudinal central axis and a second housing portion which has a second longitudinal central axis. An angle is formed between the first longitudinal central axis and the second longitudinal central axis. A battery is attached to one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, and the motor is mounted in the other one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion. The first housing portion is formed with Ma first gripping portion extending in a direction of the first longitudinal central axis, and the second housing portion is formed with a second gripping portion extending in a direction of the second longitudinal central axis. The handheld reciprocating saw thereby provides at least two gripping options in at least two different directions, enhancing the versatility and usefulness of the saw. | 02-11-2010 |
20100192389 | ELECTRIC CUTTING TOOL - An electric cutting tool | 08-05-2010 |
20100229404 | ASSEMBLED FOOTPLATE FOR HAND-HELD MACHINE TOOLS - An assembled footplate for hand-held machine tools, in particular power hacksaws, has a bottom sliding plate and a cover part, which together form a housing enclosure for a connecting element. | 09-16-2010 |
20110067248 | POWER TOOL, PARTICULARLY A HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - The invention relates to a power tool ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110083330 | SHOE ACCESSORY FOR A SAW - 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. | 04-14-2011 |
20110154670 | POWER TOOL - A power tool includes a power source, a speed change mechanism and a tip tool wherein the speed change mechanism has first and second rotating shafts arranged in parallel, a first power transmission passage equipped with a first gear train and a first clutch, and a second power transmission passage equipped with a second gear train and a second clutch. The speed change mechanism is constituted to switch the transmission passage between the first power transmission passage and the second power transmission passage while keeping the first and second gear trains in meshed state by switching the first and second clutches between power transmission state and power interruption state depending on a load applied to the tip tool. | 06-30-2011 |
20110185581 | COMPACT CIRCULAR SAW - A circular saw includes a housing, a motor having a rotating axis and a center of gravity on the rotating axis, a handle, a circular blade, a fixed guard, and a base plate having a width supporting the housing. The motor and the circular blade are parallel or coplanar with respect to each other and the circular saw does not extend beyond the width of the base plate in the width direction. | 08-04-2011 |
20110214303 | CUTTING TOOLS - A cutting tool includes a tool unit including an electric motor, a rotary cutting blade rotatably driven by the electric motor, and a blade case covering at least apart of the rotary cutting blade. An electric component is disposed within the blade case at a position capable of being cooled by a flow of air produced by the rotation of the rotary cutting blade. | 09-08-2011 |
20120011731 | PORTABLE CUTTING MACHINE - A portable cutting machine is provided with a cutting machine main body ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120023760 | CIRCULAR SAW - A circular saw, in particular hand circular saw, is disclosed. The circular saw has a workpiece support surface, a saw blade and a protective cover, which covers the saw blade in a region above a workpiece to be processed. The protective cover has such a geometry and position with respect to the saw blade that a straight line, which originates from the first deflection of a tangent applied at the intersection of the saw blade circumference with the workpiece support surface from the protective cover encloses an angle of up to 30°, in particular up to 20°, with a line perpendicular to the workpiece support surface. | 02-02-2012 |
20120227271 | Tool Device - A tool device, in particular a jigsaw device, includes at least one guide unit for at least partially guiding at least one machine body and/or a workpiece processing motion. The tool device further includes at least one alignment detection unit for detecting an alignment of the guide unit relative to a motor housing and/or relative to a tool receiving unit. | 09-13-2012 |
20130081284 | Base with Beveled Lateral Side Surface - A saw and guide apparatus includes a saw assembly and a cutting guide. The saw assembly includes (i) a drive member configured to be moved in a repeating pattern, (ii) a motor configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern, (iii) a housing defining an interior space in which the motor is positioned, (iv) a foot including a base defining a cutting member opening therein, the base further defining a lower base surface, (v) a cutting member secured to the drive member so that the cutting member extends through the cutting member opening, and (vi) a guard attached to the housing and defining a cutting wheel space in which the cutting wheel is at least partially positioned. The cutting guide includes (i) a first saw support defining a first saw contact surface and a first workpiece contact surface, and (ii) a second saw support defining a second saw contact surface and a second workpiece contact surface, the first workpiece contact surface being spaced apart from the second workpiece contact surface so as to define a window therebetween. The foot is configured such that, if the following conditions exist: (i) the lower base surface is positioned in contact with the first saw contact surface, and (ii) the guard is positioned in contact with the second saw contact surface, then the cutting member extends through the window and the base is spaced apart from the window. | 04-04-2013 |
20130097878 | HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS - A hand-held cutting tool may include a handle and a battery pack. The handle has a rear portion with respect to a work proceeding direction along which the cutting tool is moved for performing a cutting operation. When the battery pack is mounted to the rear portion of the handle, the longitudinal direction of the battery pack extends non-parallel with the work proceeding direction. | 04-25-2013 |
20130133210 | Articulating Jig Saw - A power tool includes a motor housing having a motor configured to rotate an output shaft about a drive axis and a gear housing defining a gear compartment. A pinion gear is supported by the gear housing that is coupled to the output shaft for rotation about the drive axis. A bevel gear is supported by the gear housing for rotation about a bevel axis perpendicular to the drive axis, the bevel gear being meshingly engaged with the pinion gear. A crank pin extends from the bevel gear at a position offset from the bevel axis. An articulating housing is pivotably supported by the gear housing for pivotal movement about the bevel axis. A plunger member is supported by the articulating housing for reciprocating movement along a reciprocating axis. The plunger member includes a yoke end portion coupled to the crank pin. The reciprocating axis and the drive axis reside in the same plane throughout pivotal movement of the articulating housing with respect to the gear housing. | 05-30-2013 |
20130145631 | PALM ELECTRIC TOOL - A palm electric tool includes a housing adapted for palm gripping, a base connected to the housing for contacting with a workpiece and supporting the palm electric tool, a motor with an output shaft arranged within the housing. The output shaft is substantially parallel to the base. A transmission mechanism is connected to the output shaft of the motor which includes a slide bar. The slide bar is capable of being moved in a direction perpendicular to the output of the motor, a blade is connected to the slide bar which is positioned substantially perpendicular to the output of the motor and the base. A battery pack for powering the motor is inserted into the housing. An inserting direction of the battery pack is substantially parallel to the output shaft of the motor. The battery pack is positioned between the motor and the base and partially overlapped with the motor in a direction perpendicular to the base. | 06-13-2013 |
20130145632 | PALM JIG SAW - A palm jig saw includes a motor, a transmission mechanism connected to an output shaft of the motor, and an implementing element which is driven by the transmission mechanism and which movement trajectory is in the same plane called a swing plane. The palm jig saw further includes a switch locking structure including a push button assembly and a press button assembly, wherein a movement direction of the push button assembly is generally parallel to the swing plane, and a movement direction of the press button assembly is generally perpendicular to the swing plane. | 06-13-2013 |
20130185947 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR-DRIVEN POWER DEVICE - A circular saw includes a footplate and an upper guard coupled to a saw blade. The footplate has a width between two lateral edges in a direction perpendicular to the saw blade. The upper guard has a radius extending from the axis of the blade to the outermost surface of the upper guard in the radial direction. A DC brushless motor is drivingly coupled to the saw blade and is disposed above the footplate. The motor has a rotational axis within forty five degrees of parallel to the width of the footplate, or within forty five degrees of parallel to the radius of the upper guard. The motor extends towards one of the lateral edges of the footplate in the width direction, or towards the outermost surface of the upper guard in the radial direction. | 07-25-2013 |
20140033547 | PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED RECIPROCATING SAW - A power tool includes a housing having a handle configured for a user, the handle defining a first axis, a motor supported by the housing, the motor defining a second axis along a length of the motor, a tool element movably supported by the housing and drivingly coupled to the motor, the tool element defining a third axis along a length of the tool element. Each of the first, second, and third axes are oblique with respect to each of the other axes. | 02-06-2014 |
20140053417 | POWER TOOL SYSTEM - A power tool system includes at least one power tool separation device and at least one portable power tool. The power tool separation device includes at least one cutting unit and at least one guide unit which forms a closed system at least together with the cutting unit. The portable power tool includes a motor unit configured to be coupled to the cutting unit of the power tool separation device. At least in the mounted state, a longitudinal axis of the motor unit extends at least essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the guide unit. | 02-27-2014 |
20140150269 | Power Tool Including an Accessory - A power tool includes a motor, a foot plate, a detent system, and an accessory. The motor is configured to move a saw blade in a repeating pattern of movement. The foot plate defines a saw blade opening and includes a guide surface that defines a storage space. The detent system is supported by the foot plate and has a detent member. The accessory defines (i) a first detent structure configured to receive the detent member therein, and (ii) a second detent structure configured to receive the detent member therein. The accessory is positionable between (i) a use position in which the accessory is spaced apart from the foot plate, and (ii) a storage position in which the accessory is located in the storage space. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150270 | Power Tool Including an Anti-Tilt Structure for an Accessory - A power tool includes a motor, a foot plate, a biasing element, and an accessory. The motor is configured to move a saw blade in a repeating pattern of movement. The foot plate defines a saw blade opening. The foot plate has a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall that are spaced apart from each other so as to define a storage space. The biasing element is supported by the foot plate and has a detent. The accessory defines a detent recess configured to receive the detent therein. When the accessory is located in the storage space, so that the detent is received in the detent recess, the accessory is interposed between the anti-tilt structure and the foot plate. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157608 | CIRCULAR SAW BLADE GUARD WITH SCRATCH-RESISTANT PANEL - A circular saw includes a motor, a blade, a blade guard, and at least one panel. The blade is attached to the motor so as to be driven by the motor during a cutting operation. The blade guard is configured to at least partially cover the blade. The blade guard includes a leading portion and a guard lower edge. The at least one panel is substantially composed of substantially transparent scratch-resistant material and is coupled to the blade guard. The at least one panel is coupled to the blade guard such that a lower edge of the panel is adjacent to the guard lower edge. | 06-12-2014 |
20140245620 | Portable power tool actuating element for a jigsaw, and jigsaw - A portable power tool actuating element for a jigsaw includes a bar-shaped handle that is intended to provide, at least indirectly, an on and off function for the power tool drive unit that drives at least one tool. A tool speed, in particular a tool stroke rate, is regulatable by the at least one portable power tool actuating element. A jigsaw includes the portable power tool actuating element. A method is provided for operating such a jigsaw. | 09-04-2014 |
20140283394 | RECIPROCATING SAW - A power tool includes a housing, a motor, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a driven gear that is rotated by the motor. The driven gear is vertically-oriented within the housing and has an upper portion and a lower portion. The drive mechanism also includes a connecting rod coupled to the driven gear to translate rotary motion of the driven gear into reciprocating motion, and an output shaft coupled to the connecting rod to reciprocate relative to the housing through a cutting stroke and a return stroke. The drive mechanism further includes a counterweight coupled to the driven gear for rotation with the driven gear. The counterweight moves through the upper portion of the driven gear during the cutting stroke of the output shaft, and moves through the lower portion of the driven gear during a return stroke of the output shaft. | 09-25-2014 |
20140325853 | Line-Of-Sight Blower For A Power Tool - A power tool has a cutting element driven by a motor assembly for performing a cut on a workpiece, the motor assembly further driving a fan for flowing air over the motor assembly. The power tool further includes a foot plate configured to be supported on a workpiece, the foot plate defining an opening through which the cutting element extends to perform the cut, and at least one alignment opening arranged relative to the cutting element opening to allow the operator to visualize the cut line of the cut created by the cutting element therethrough. A motor housing is provided that supports the motor assembly on the foot plate, in which the motor housing defines a cavity substantially enclosing the motor assembly and arranged to receive airflow from the fan. A nozzle is defined in the motor housing that is configured to direct airflow from the cavity of the motor housing in an airflow line of action intersecting the at least one alignment opening. | 11-06-2014 |
20140373366 | Jigsaw - A jigsaw includes a main body having a grasping part configured to be grasped by a user, a blade projecting downwardly from a front part of the main body and configured to reciprocate up and down, and a base coupled to a lower part of the main body and configured to make contact with a workpiece. A rear end of a contact surface that is configured to make contact with the workpiece is located at a position that coincides with or is rearward of the rear end of the grasping part. | 12-25-2014 |
20160121513 | Lower Blade Guard for a Circular Saw - A circular saw includes a motor, a blade axle operably connected to the motor and configured to support a blade, and a footplate configured to support the motor above a workpiece at a reference position in which the blade is positioned with zero bevel. The circular saw further includes a blade guard that is rotatable about the axis of rotation from a closed position to an open position and includes an anti-snag structure with a front end portion and a trailing edge portion. The anti-snag structure includes a linear leading edge located between the front end portion and the trailing edge portion, and is configured such that when the footplate is at the reference position and the blade guard is in the closed position, a line extending through the axis of rotation and perpendicular to the footplate when viewed from a side elevational view passes through the linear leading edge. | 05-05-2016 |
20160176064 | CUTTING DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
20160184907 | RECIPROCATING SAW - A power tool includes a housing, a motor, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a driven gear that is rotated by the motor. The driven gear is vertically-oriented within the housing and has an upper portion and a lower portion. The drive mechanism also includes a connecting rod coupled to the driven gear to translate rotary motion of the driven gear into reciprocating motion, and an output shaft coupled to the connecting rod to reciprocate relative to the housing through a cutting stroke and a return stroke. The drive mechanism further includes a counterweight coupled to the driven gear for rotation with the driven gear. The counterweight moves through the upper portion of the driven gear during the cutting stroke of the output shaft, and moves through the lower portion of the driven gear during a return stroke of the output shaft. | 06-30-2016 |
20180021868 | RECIPROCATING SAW | 01-25-2018 |
030375000 | Including relatively adjustable saw blade and guide plate | 52 |
20080235961 | ADJUSTABLE SHOE ASSEMBLY FOR A RECIPROCATING SAW - A reciprocating saw includes a locking mechanism for a shoe of the reciprocating saw. The mechanism includes a lever mounted on the saw body movable to a first position where the saw blade is clamped in place. It also includes a lock pin with a body, a reduced circumference section, and a pin shoulder adjacent the reduced circumference section. The pin has a locked position where the pin shoulder abuts the shoe shoulder whereby the pin locks the shoe in place and an unlocked position where the shoe shoulder may translate through the clearance defined by the reduced circumference section. The lever urges the pin toward the locked position when the lever is in the first position. | 10-02-2008 |
20080263876 | Motor-driven saber saw with guide device - A motor-driven saber saw includes a guide device releasably connectable with the saw housing ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080295345 | PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW - A portable circular saw has a housing and a baseplate. The housing carries a motor which is connected to a blade through a transmission mechanism. The baseplate includes a main baseplate and a secondary baseplate each of which has a bottom surface and the bottom surfaces are coplanar. At least a part of the blade passes though a slot formed in the main baseplate. The main baseplate includes a first edge and a second edge disposed on opposing sides of the blade. The secondary baseplate has at least two exchangeable positions. In a first position, the secondary baseplate is jointed or adjacent to the first edge of the main baseplate and, in a second position, the secondary baseplate is joined or adjacent to the second edge of the main baseplate. | 12-04-2008 |
20100154230 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL DEVICE - The invention is based on a hand-held power tool device, in particular a jigsaw device, having an adjusting device, which is equipped with a lever element and a mounting element for accommodating the lever element. As proposed in the invention, the mounting element is composed of a one-piece element extending 360° around an adjustment axis of the lever element. | 06-24-2010 |
20100287782 | ADJUSTABLE LOCKING SHOE - A shoe for a band saw includes a block for coupling to the band saw, the block having an aperture, a locking ball disposed in the aperture, a body including a first surface for engaging a workpiece and an opposite surface having plurality of recesses, and a locking rod coupled to the block and movable between a first position and a second position. The locking ball is received in one of the plurality of recesses of the body when the locking rod is in the first position such that the body is fixed relative to the block, and the body is movable relative to the block when the locking rod is in the second position. | 11-18-2010 |
20130031792 | LOCK FOR POWER TOOL - A power tool including a sliding member slidably received in the power tool and a pair of lock plates, each of the pair of lock plates including an opening, and the lock plates being configured such that the sliding member slides within the opening. First ends of each of the lock plates are pivotably attached to a support at a first side of the sliding member, and second ends of each of the lock plates being biased toward one another at an opposite side of the sliding member. A first contact portion of the lock plate contacts a first surface of the sliding member at the first side of the sliding member, and a second contact portion of the lock plate contacts a second surface of the sliding member at the opposite side of the sliding member, wherein the sliding member is secured with respect to the support. | 02-07-2013 |
20140033548 | ADJUSTABLE LOCKING SHOE - A shoe for a band saw includes a block for coupling to the band saw, the block having an aperture, a locking ball disposed in the aperture, a body including a first surface for engaging a workpiece and an opposite surface having plurality of recesses, and a locking rod coupled to the block and movable between a first position and a second position. The locking ball is received in one of the plurality of recesses of the body when the locking rod is in the first position such that the body is fixed relative to the block, and the body is movable relative to the block when the locking rod is in the second position. | 02-06-2014 |
030376000 | To vary angle between saw and guide plate | 26 |
20090077814 | Cutting Angle Indicator in Jigsaw Housing with Dust Extraction - A jigsaw generally includes a housing containing a motor activated by a trigger assembly. The housing defines a window. A shoe member pivotally connects to the housing. An indicator wheel is disposed in the housing so that a portion of the indicator wheel is visible through the window, wherein pivoting of the shoe member relative to the housing causes the indicator wheel to rotate. | 03-26-2009 |
20090113727 | Support shoe for a reciprocating saw - A reciprocating saw includes a housing and a support shoe mounted on the front end of the housing which is adjacent to a saw blade. The support shoe includes a guide plate which is partly mounted in the housing and is movable thereabout, and a base plate pivotally connected to the guide plate. The guide plate has a series of recesses or apertures. The reciprocating saw also includes a locking member which is movable in the housing along a first direction and at least a portion of which could be engaged with any one of the recesses or apertures, and an adjusting member which is movable along a direction perpendicular to the first direction from a first position to a second position. T he locking member is disposed between the adjusting member and the guide plate. | 05-07-2009 |
20090126206 | Circular Saw With Cutting Depth Display - A circular saw is provided with a saw blade, a saw blade guard, and an adjustment bracket connected to a base plate to selectively adjust the base plate with respect to the saw blade, wherein a portion of the adjustment bracket is visible through at least a portion of the saw blade guard. | 05-21-2009 |
20100299943 | CIRCULAR SAW HAVING A DIRECT CURRENT POWER SUPPLY - A circular saw has a housing, a direct current motor, a battery assembly, a handle having first and second ends, a circular saw blade and a base plate. The motor is located outside of an area defined by the radius of the circular blade and between the first and second ends of the handle and the blade is laterally aligned with the handle. The circular saw also has a center of gravity which lies close to the plane defined by the saw blade, is below the handle and is within the length of the base plate. As a result of this arrangement, the circular saw of the present invention reduces the influence of the torque created during a cutting operation and improves the balance and operation of the circular saw. | 12-02-2010 |
20100307012 | SAW EQUIPMENT - Saw equipment which is applicable to saws which incorporate a jig saw blade or disk, enabling to carry out cuts with variation in the inclination of the cuts by placing the saw or disk with those inclinations with respect to a support base which forms part of the saw set. It is characterized in that it incorporates a characteristic first device for precisely and securely setting the saw or disk at the appropriate inclination. It also includes a second device for also precisely controlling the direction of the cuts. | 12-09-2010 |
20110010951 | LOCKING SHOE FOR RECIPROCATING SAW - A pivotable shoe assembly, for use on a reciprocating saw having a housing and a saw blade, includes a shoe support coupled to the housing and having a longitudinal axis. The shoe support includes a base member extending at least partially along the longitudinal axis to define a first plane. The shoe assembly further including a shoe pivotably coupled to the shoe support. The shoe includes a contact surface defining a second plane and a blade recess defined by the contact surface to allow the saw blade to pass therethrough. The shoe further includes plurality of locking positions, each locking position corresponding to an engagement angle, where the engagement angle is defined as the angle between the first plane and the second plane. The shoe assembly further includes a locking pin coupled to the shoe support and moveable between a first position, where the shoe is able to pivot with respect to the shoe support, and a second position, wherein the pin engages the shoe to maintain the shoe in one of the plurality of engagement angles. | 01-20-2011 |
20110056084 | Electric Cutting Tool - An electric cutting tool includes: a surface plate; a body portion tiltably provided on the surface plate; and a circular saw blade capable of rotating by means of driving power from a driver. A movement amount measuring section measures a movement amount of the body portion with respect to the surface plate in response to a tilting action. A calculating section calculates a cutting depth of the circular saw blade or an inclination angle of the body portion on the basis of the movement amount measured by the movement amount measuring section. A display section displays the cutting depth or the inclination angle of the body portion calculated by the calculating section. The movement amount measuring section includes: a scale section installed on any one of the surface plate and the body portion; and a scale detecting section installed on the other. | 03-10-2011 |
20110119933 | POWER TOOL, ESPECIALLY HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - The invention relates to a power tool ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110131820 | HAND-HELD POWER JIGSAW - The invention relates to a hand-held jigsaw, especially a compass saw, having a housing and a lifting rod with a pendulum mechanism, especially a pendulum lever, with which a pendulum stroke can be given during sawing to a saw blade carried by the lifting rod, especially a jigsaw blade. According to the invention, the hand-held jigsaw can be used more safely and in more special applications as the lifting rod is arranged such that it can rotate about the axis thereof and pivot transversely to the axis, and the pendulum mechanism can rotate about the axis. | 06-09-2011 |
20110173819 | OPERATING METHOD FOR A POWER TOOL, ESPECIALLY A HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - The invention relates to an operating method for a power tool ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110247222 | Bevel Adjustment for a Circular Saw - A circular saw includes a base plate, a saw blade assembly pivotably mounted to the base plate, and a bevel adjustment assembly operable to adjust the bevel angle of the saw blade assembly by rotation of an axle supported on the base plate. A release mechanism includes two torsion springs each having a coil portion wound around the axle, an anchor leg held in a substantially fixed position relative to the axle and a release leg arranged to move relative to the axle. A manually operable release element is configured to substantially simultaneously move the release leg of each of the torsion springs in a direction to unwind the coil portion of each spring from about the axle. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252652 | Circular Saw with Anti-Splinter Device - A circular saw includes a base plate defining a base plane, a bevel bracket which supports a circular saw blade and is pivotally mounted on the base plate for tilting the blade, the bevel bracket having a pivoting axis which is parallel to the base plane and the blade and perpendicular to a rotational axis of the blade, and the blade partly extending through an opening forming in the base plate, and an anti-splinter device for preventing cutting chips from splintering. The anti-splinter device comprises a pair of slides mounted in the opening and forming a gap between their opposing ends, an outcoming section of the blade passing through the gap, and slide driving means associated with the bevel bracket and driving the slides to move in conformity with the tilting of the blade to allow the gap to accommodate the positional change of the outcoming section of the blade. | 10-20-2011 |
20110302794 | POWER TOOL WITH VIRTUAL PIVOT - A power tool in one embodiment includes a motor supported by a frame, a foot defining a first plane, a first guide fixedly positioned with respect to the foot and defining a first arc in a second plane, a second guide fixedly positioned with respect to the foot and defining a second arc in a third plane, wherein the second plane and the third plane are orthogonal to the first plane and the first arc and the second arc are offset when projected onto a reference plane parallel to the second plane and the third plane, a first pin fixedly positioned with respect to the motor and guided by the first guide; and a second pin fixedly positioned with respect to the motor and guided by the second guide. | 12-15-2011 |
20120030953 | POWER TOOL - A power tool includes a handle including a support portion movably supportable on a housing portion and extending substantially about the circumference of the housing portion. The support portion may include a second end movable relative to a first end such that the support portion selectively applies a force to the housing portion. The tool may include a bevel angle detent mechanism in which one of the detent member and the recess is angularly adjustable relative to the associated one of the detent support and the recess support to adjust the predetermined bevel angle position. A bevel angle detent mechanism may include an engagement operating assembly operable between a detent engagement-enabled condition, in which the detent member is engageable in the recess, and a detent engagement-prevention condition, in which the detent member is prevented from engaging the recess. The tool may include a spindle lock assembly. | 02-09-2012 |
20120174418 | JIGSAW WITH CUTTING ANGLE INDICATOR IN JIGSAW HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A jigsaw that includes a housing assembly, a shoe member and an indicator. The housing assembly has a housing, a motor and transmission assembly received in the housing, an output member reciprocatingly driven by the motor and transmission assembly, and a trigger coupled to the housing and configured to control operation of the motor and transmission assembly. The housing defines a window. The shoe member is pivotally coupled to the housing. The indicator is pivotally disposed in the housing. A portion of the indicator is visible through the window. Movement of the indicator is responsive to movement of the shoe member such that a rotational position of the indicator is indicative of a position of the shoe member relative to the housing assembly. | 07-12-2012 |
20120317823 | POWER SAW TOOL - A power saw tool including a housing, a motor, and a reciprocating shaft. A blade clamp assembly is mounted to the reciprocating shaft and adapted for gripping a saw blade. The blade clamp assembly includes a main body defining a channel for engaging the saw blade. A latch arm is pivotally attached to the main body and rotatable about a pivot axis. A locking catch extends from the latch arm and retains the saw blade within the channel. A latch release extends from the latch arm. An actuator is provided to selectively engage the latch release and permit removal of the saw blade from the blade clamp assembly. The power saw tool may include a speed limiter housed within the handle grip to delimit rearward travel of the trigger switch, thereby restricting the speed of the motor. The power saw tool may also include a rotatable shoe assembly. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324742 | Power Tool Unit with Adjustable Working Element - A power tool and method of using the power tool is described. The power tool includes a support platform component including a handle and a base plate, and a power tool component includes a working element and means for engaging the support platform that allows for rotational or pivotal movement of the power tool relative to the support platform component. | 12-27-2012 |
20130019483 | RECIPROCATING SAW, SUCH AS A JIGSAW - A jigsaw includes a housing having a body portion and a handle portion. The body portion has a forward end and a rearward end. The jigsaw also includes a motor positioned within the body portion of the housing. The motor is located forward of the handle portion. The jigsaw further includes a drive mechanism positioned within the body portion of the housing. The drive mechanism is coupled to the motor for driving a saw blade in a reciprocating motion. The jigsaw also includes a shoe assembly coupled to the body portion of the housing between the forward end and the rearward end. | 01-24-2013 |
20130145633 | Electric Supply Cable Sheath For A Power Tool - A power tool comprising: a housing; a cable outlet with a central axis; an motor; a flexible electrical supply cable; a cable sheath for protecting supply cable projected through the cable outlet and for directing unprotected supply cable away from the central axis wherein the sheath is rotatable to change direction of unprotected supply cable; and locking means for locking the sheath in one of a plurality of rotational orientations. The locking means comprises: a receiving member connected to one of the sheath or the cable outlet; an engaging member connected to the other of the sheath or the cable outlet; and a biasing means for biasing the engaging and receiving members into engagement to lock the sheath in a rotational orientation, wherein movement of the sheath against the biasing means disengages the engaging and receiving members and unlocks the sheath for rotation. | 06-13-2013 |
20130145634 | CONVERTIBLE ZERO-CLEARANCE CIRCULAR SAW - A portable zero clearance circular saw including a motor frame portion with a transverse oriented drive shaft and arbor coupled to the drive shaft, a handle portion with, a hand grip coupled to the motor frame portion aft end, a planar blade deck on a first lateral side, a movable blade shield rotatably mounted coaxial with the drive shaft and having a sidewall with a edge face coplanar with the blade deck, a trigger proximate the hand grip to move the blade shield, and a blade couplable to the drive shaft against the arbor, such that the blade outer surface is flush with the blade deck and blade shield sidewall. The handle portion may be rotatably coupled to the motor frame portion, and may include two laterally disposed blade shield triggers operably coupled to the blade shield via a dual pulley system. | 06-13-2013 |
20140053418 | Machine Tool System - A machine tool system comprises at least one machine tool separating device, which has at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit for guiding the cutting strand, which together form a self-contained system, and at least one portable machine tool, which comprises a machine tool housing and at least one coupling device for coupling the machine tool separating device. The portable machine tool comprises at least one pad unit to be placed on a workpiece, wherein the pad unit and the machine tool housing are mounted such that they can be moved relative to each other. | 02-27-2014 |
20140360027 | HAND-HELD POWER-TOOL FOOTPLATE APPARATUS - A hand-held power-tool footplate apparatus for portable power tools includes at least one main body unit configured to be removably positioned on a power-tool housing of a portable power tool, at least one housing abutment configured to abut against the power-tool housing, and at least one clamping surface located on a side that faces away from the housing abutment of the main body unit. The main body unit has a multi-point position fixing unit which has at least two pivot locking stops that differ from each other and that are configured to pivot angle lock the main body unit. | 12-11-2014 |
20140360028 | DEPTH INDICATOR FOR CIRCULAR SAW - A circular saw includes a saw blade, a housing at least partially surrounding the saw blade, and a base assembly pivotably supporting the housing for adjusting a depth of cut of the saw blade. A scale is coupled to one of the housing and the base assembly for indicating the depth of cut. A marker is coupled to the other of the housing and the base assembly to provide a reference for the scale. | 12-11-2014 |
20150113814 | CONVERTIBLE ZERO-CLEARANCE CIRCULAR SAW - A portable zero clearance circular saw including a motor flame portion with a transverse oriented drive shaft and arbor coupled to the drive shaft, a handle portion with, a hand grip coupled to the motor frame portion aft end, a planar blade deck on a first lateral side, a movable blade shield rotatably mounted coaxial with the drive shaft and having a sidewall with a edge face coplanar with the blade deck, a trigger proximate the hand grip to move the blade shield, and a blade couplable to the drive shaft against the arbor, such that the blade outer surface is flush with the blade deck and blade shield sidewall. The handle portion may be rotatably coupled to the motor frame portion, and may include two laterally disposed blade shield triggers operably coupled to the blade shield via a dual pulley system. | 04-30-2015 |
20150336287 | PORTABLE CUTTING TOOL - The present invention provides a portable cutting tool, including: a blade; a motor used for driving the blade to rotate, where the motor has a motor output shaft; a guard assembly that includes an upper guard and a lower guard which is used for receiving the motor; a base connected to the upper guard, where the base further includes a base bottom portion used for abutting against a workpiece; and a housing that includes a front portion connected to the upper guard, a rear portion extending longitudinally, and a gripping portion disposed between the front portion and the rear portion, where the blade shaft is perpendicular to the motor output shaft. In this manner, after an operator grips the gripping portion, the portable cutting tool is in a relatively stable state, and a cutting operation can be performed easily, making the operation more comfortable. | 11-26-2015 |
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030377000 | To vary projection of saw blade | 19 |
20090193667 | Reciprocating tool foot locking arrangement - A support arrangement for a reciprocating tool comprises a first locking surface configured to engage a second locking surface in a locking engagement. The first locking surface is secured to the reciprocating tool. The second locking surface is provided on a support foot assembly. A shaft extends between the first locking surface and the second locking surface. The shaft defines a shaft axis that is oriented substantially orthogonal to the tool axis. An adjustment mechanism is positioned on the shaft. The adjustment mechanism is configured to move upon the shaft and clamp the first locking surface and the second locking surface together. In at least one embodiment, a ratchet arrangement is provided in the adjustment mechanism. The ratchet arrangement limits the extent that the adjustment mechanism may be tightened to clamp the first locking surface to the second locking surface. | 08-06-2009 |
20090193668 | Support foot locking arrangement for a reciprocating tool - A support arrangement for a reciprocating tool comprises a first locking surface adjacent to an adjustable foot guide. The foot guide includes a second locking surface designed to mesh with the first locking surface in a locking engagement. The support arrangement further comprises a lock actuator including a first cam profile. The lock actuator is provided adjacent to a cam plate which includes a second cam profile. The second cam profile is configured to interact with the first cam profile and force the first locking surface toward the second locking surface of the foot guide. The lock actuator is moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein a first raised surface of the first cam profile does not engage a second raised surface of the second cam profile in the unlocked position, while the first cam surface does engage the second raised surface in the locked position. | 08-06-2009 |
20100024224 | PORTABLE CUTTING TOOL - The portable cutting tool includes a housing that rotatably supports a cutting blade, a base to be connected with the housing and having an opening through which the cutting blade is protrudable, and a protrusion amount changing mechanism. The protrusion amount changing mechanism has a link part extending from the base, and a fixing part which is provided at the housing, comes to a fixed state with respect to the link part when moved in one direction in a direction orthogonal to a rotational shaft of the cutting blade, and comes to a moving state to be movable with respect to the link part when moved in an other direction in the direction orthogonal to the rotational shaft, whereby a protrusion amount of the cutting blade from the second side of the opening is changed as the fixing part is moved with respect to the link part. | 02-04-2010 |
20100325903 | Hand-held circular saw, in particular plunge-cut saw - A plunge saw comprising a body housing enclosing a motor wherein the plunge saw rotates about a forward pivot point while a lower cutting base bottom planar surface remains in contact with a workpiece. A saw blade is operatively coupled to the motor, wherein the saw blade plunges into a workpiece in a rotational arc thereby exerting both a lateral and vertical force that reduces the likelihood of saw kick back. The saw can be turned on, operated and turned off with a single hand. | 12-30-2010 |
20110061245 | SHOCK ABSORBING, VIBRATION ISOLATING AND JAM PROTECTING FOOT DEVICE FOR A RECIPROCATING SAW - Embodiments of a foot apparatus for use with a power reciprocating saw having a nose portion configured to receive the same, the apparatus comprising an elongated foot stem configured to be inserted into the nose portion of the saw a foot pad having a forward surface for contacting a work piece and having an opening through which a blade extends, a front housing having one end portion with a first pivot connection to the stem and an opposite end portion having a second pivot connection to the foot pad, a compliant element interposed between one of the foot pad and front housing and the stem configured to resist pivoting of the front housing relative to the stem and thereby isolate and dampen vibration and shock that is transmitted to the stem by reciprocating action of the plunger and by cutting of a work piece. | 03-17-2011 |
20110162218 | HAND HELD CIRCULAR SAW POWER TOOL HAVING MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION - The present application relates to a circular saw power tool having a housing, a motor in the housing, a circular saw blade driven to rotate by the motor, and a base plate that supports the housing and contacts the surface of the workpiece to be cut. The housing is connected pivotably to the base plate around a pivotal axis that is parallel to the rotation axis, and the base plate has a slot for the circular saw blade to extend below the base plate. The power tool has a first cutting mode that provides cutting for a predetermined depth and a second cutting mode that provides vertical cutting in a limited area, as well as a switching device for switching between the first and second cutting modes. As a result, the present application is able to integrate two different cutting functions into a single power tool to increase work efficiency. | 07-07-2011 |
20110203121 | Line of Sight Depth of Cut Scale - A depth of cut scale is provided for a circular saw having a foot, a pivoting assembly (including a rotary saw blade) pivotably mounted to the foot, and a depth of cut adjustment mechanism operable to lock the pivoting assembly at a depth of cut (DOC) orientation relative to the foot. The depth of cut scale includes a shelf associated with and pivotable with the pivoting assembly. The shelf includes an upper surface bearing indicia indicative of DOC. An elongated element is fixed at one end relative to the pivoting assembly and includes a pointer adjacent an opposite end arranged to point to the indicia on the upper surface. The pointer is fixed in relation to the shelf as the shelf pivots with the pivoting assembly. The elongated element may be a flexible element that is maintained in tension overlaying the upper surface, or a cantilevered arm. | 08-25-2011 |
20110308095 | PORTABLE CUTTING MACHINE - A portable cutting machine is provided with: a cutting machine main body ( | 12-22-2011 |
20130081285 | Spring Biased Base with Offset Pivot Point - A saw assembly includes a drive member, a motor, a housing, a foot, and a spring. The drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is configured to move said drive member in said repeating pattern. The housing defines an interior space in which said motor is positioned, and said housing includes a mount located in said interior space. The foot includes (i) a base defining a work piece contact surface, and (ii) an extension structure attached to said base and defining a spring arm contact surface. The spring includes (i) a spring arm positioned in contact with said spring arm contact surface, and (ii) a coiled portion supported by said mount. The housing is configured to pivot in relation to said foot about a pivot axis. | 04-04-2013 |
20130081286 | Base Lever with Release Stop and Lock Stop - A saw assembly includes a drive member, a motor, a housing, a foot, a spring, a first clamp component, and a clamp actuator. The drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern. The housing defines an interior space in which the motor is positioned, and the housing including a first limiter. The foot includes (i) a base defining a work piece contact surface, and (ii) an extension structure attached to the base. The foot is configured to pivot in relation to the housing about a pivot axis between a rest position and a non-rest position. The spring is configured to bias the foot toward the rest position. The first clamp component includes a first clamping surface positioned in the interior space of the housing. | 04-04-2013 |
20130167383 | SUBSTRATE SPECIFIC CUTTING GUIDE - A cutting guide for a saw, the guide comprising: (a) a guide including a follower path, the guide including a plurality of indicia each representative of a plurality of different substrates; (b) a follower repositionable with respect to the guide along the follower path and into alignment with at least one of the plurality of indicia; and, (c) a lock operatively coupled to the follower, the lock being repositionable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locked position operative to retain the guide in a fixed position with respect to the follower, and the unlocked position operative to allow a relative position of the guide with respect to the follower to be changed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130199049 | ELECTRIC CIRCULAR SAW - An electric circular saw includes a housing, a switch trigger arranged on the housing, a switch controlling rod for limiting the travel range of the switch trigger, a base plate, a depth support arranged on the base plate and a connecting rod for limiting the travel range of the depth support. The electric circular saw further includes an movable control member having a driving portion for driving the first connecting rod and a limiting portion for limiting the switch controlling rod, and the moving distance from the driving portion to a contact surface between the driving portion and the first connecting rod is larger than or equal to the moving distance from the limiting portion to a contact surface between the limiting portion and the switch controlling rod. | 08-08-2013 |
20130212888 | LOCK FOR POWER TOOL - A power tool including a sliding member slidably received in the power tool and a pair of lock plates, each of the pair of lock plates including an opening, and the lock plates being configured such that the sliding member slides within the opening. First ends of each of the lock plates are pivotably attached to a support at a first side of the sliding member, and second ends of each of the lock plates being biased toward one another at an opposite side of the sliding member. A first contact portion of the lock plate contacts a first surface of the sliding member at the first side of the sliding member, and a second contact portion of the lock plate contacts a second surface of the sliding member at the opposite side of the sliding member, wherein the sliding member is secured with respect to the support. | 08-22-2013 |
20130318801 | POWERED CIRCULAR SAW AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A powered circular saw tool ( | 12-05-2013 |
20130340264 | DEPTH STOP FOR AN OSCILLATING TOOL - The description shows a depth stop for an oscillating tool | 12-26-2013 |
20140366389 | Substrate Specific Cutting Guide - A cutting guide for a saw, the guide comprising: (a) a guide including a follower path, the guide including a plurality of indicia each representative of a plurality of different substrates; (b) a follower repositionable with respect to the guide along the follower path and into alignment with at least one of the plurality of indicia; and, (c) a lock operatively coupled to the follower, the lock being repositionable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locked position operative to retain the guide in a fixed position with respect to the follower, and the unlocked position operative to allow a relative position of the guide with respect to the follower to be changed. | 12-18-2014 |
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20150360304 | MASONRY CIRCULAR SAW STABILIZING AND SUPPORTING SHOE - A supporting and stabilizing shoe used with a masonry circular power saw. A shoe frame rigidly mounts to the saw's motor frame. A plate that is preferably substantially planar and bifurcated to form two substantially co-planar members with a gap therebetween pivotably mounts to the shoe frame. A spring biases the plate away from the blade, but can be overcome, and an adjustment knob tightens the plate in position relative to the blade. This provides for depth adjustment for the blade and keeps the blade at a desired angle, such as ninety degrees, to the workpiece surface. The plate extends longitudinally from the motor frame beneath the drive mechanism and the blade of the saw to provide a stable surface upon which the saw can rest during use or storage. | 12-17-2015 |
20160121509 | CORDLESS CIRCULAR SAW - A cordless circular saw includes a handle portion, a rechargeable battery which is removably attached to a battery attaching portion provided at the handle portion, a brushless motor which operates by electric power from the rechargeable battery, a control circuit board which has a controller for the brushless motor, a circular saw blade which is rotated by the brushless motor, and a gear cover which accommodates a mechanism for transmitting rotation between the brushless motor and the circular saw blade. The brushless motor is provided on one side of a left side and a right side of the handle portion. The gear cover and the circular saw blade are provided on the other side of the handle portion. The rechargeable battery extends from the handle portion toward the one side of the handle portion. The control circuit board is provided between the rechargeable battery and the circular saw blade. | 05-05-2016 |