Patent · US Expired

Foldable pocket saw

US4918820A · kind A · utility

64Cited by
3References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1989
Grant dateApr 24, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23D51/01
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A foldable pocket saw has a handle with a mounting head extending from one end thereof. A blade mounting member is rotatably disposed on the mounting head with a saw blade removably attached thereto. A detent mechanism has a spring loaded pawl actuated by a button radially movable into and out of engagement with one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced, radially extending notches provided in the periphery of the rotatable blade mounting member for releasably locking the saw blade in any one of a plurality of positions relative to the handle.

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