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Desk-top circular saw

US5060548A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 1989
Grant dateOct 29, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/8786
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A desk-top cutter with a saw blade inclining mechanism, including a turntable rotatably provided on an upper surface of a base, a vice disposed above the turntable for supporting a workpiece on the upper surface of the base, a holder supported inclinably relative to the upper surface of the turntable at the rear end thereof, a slide shaft slidable back and forth at an upper end of the holder substantially parallel to the upper surface of the base, a hinge provided at a forward end of the slide shaft, a motor and a saw blade, and a saw cover covering an upper half of the saw blade. The motor is rotatably support vertically at an upper end of the hinge. A safety cover provided in the saw cover and rotatable around a support provided at the rear portion of the saw cover guards the lower half of the saw blade. The safety cover includes a pair of lower cover members mounted so that end portions of the lower cover members can be rotated upwardly irrespective of the cover holder.

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