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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166860 | System for forming a miter joint The present invention is directed toward a system for forming miter joints including a miter saw and an angle gauge. The miter saw includes a platform with a kerf slot and a pair of arcuate slots. Each arcuate slot includes an associated rail located on the undersid... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7997177 | Miter saw A miter saw for cutting a workpiece is disclosed. The miter saw has a base section, a holder section, a saw blade section, a saw blade support section, and a guide bar. The base section has an upper surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut. The holder section st... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7866239 | Elevation mechanism for table saws Elevation mechanisms for table saws are disclosed. Embodiments include mechanisms with an elevation carriage, a trunnion structure, and a shaft with a cantilevered portion. The shaft can be fixed to one of the elevation carriage and trunnion structure, and the other... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7770501 | Miter saw having compact gear case at cutting portion A miter saw having a cutting portion movable toward and away from a base and laterally tiltable for bevel cutting. A gear case is provided at the cutting portion and is positioned at one lateral side of the cutting portion. A bearing holder is provided in the gear c... | 08/10/2010 |
| RE41320 | Pivotable handle and angle adjustable device for miter saw A miter saw. The saw includes a base on which a scale disk is connected and a bench is rotatably connected on the disk. An angle position device is connected to the bench. Notches are defined in an underside of the scale disk and the angle position device is engaged... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7617754 | Sawing machine having an angle indicator A sawing machine having an angle indicator has a worktable, a pivot shaft, a saw blade holder fastened to the pivot shaft as the pivoting center thereof and having a motor, and a saw blade connected to the saw blade holder, rotatable by the motor and passing through... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7587967 | Woodworking machine A circular saw having a machine frame having a table board and a swivel frame arranged underneath the table board, which is swiveled about a swivel axis coplanar with the top side of the table board. The swivel frame accommodates a height adjustable tool bracket car... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7574950 | Bevel adjustment assembly for a saw A saw, such as a chop saw, a miter saw, a sliding saw, a compound miter saw, etc. In some constructions, the saw may include a miter adjustment assembly including a coarse adjustment assembly and a fine adjustment assembly. In some constructions, the saw may include... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7530298 | Sawmill A sawmill having a saw blade 11 which can move between a substantially horizontal cutting position and a substantially vertical cutting position, the sawmill having a control arm 14 which operates to move the blade between the substantially horizontal ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7430949 | Angle adjustment device for a pivot arm of a circular saw A circular saw includes a work table, and an angle adjustment device mounted on the work table. The angle adjustment device includes an outer tube, a drive block, an inner rod, a drive gear, a fixed rod, a push barrel, and a driving unit. Thus, the user can rotate t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7395745 | Trunnion assembly for saws A power tool with a base assembly, and a table supported by the base assembly, where the table has a workpiece supporting surface. A saw assembly is pivotably supported by the table via a trunnion assembly. The table includes a post having a first curved surface hav... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7369916 | Drill press A power tool control system connected with a drill press provides a system for determining operational settings for the drill press and/or structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the drill press. For instance, the power tool control system may estab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359762 | Measurement and alignment device including a display system A graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device enables user control over and display of the readings from the non-contact measurement and alignment device. In operation with a power tool, the graphical user int... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350444 | Table saw with improved safety system A table saw having an adjustable blade, a detection system to detect contact between a person and the blade, and a brake mechanism to engage and stop the blade upon detection of contact between the person and the blade is disclosed. The saw includes a brake position... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347233 | Table saw jig for cutting box joints A jig for cutting box joints on a table saw, including guide bar clamps adapted to be joined to guide bars of a table saw; a spacer joined to the guide bar clamps; a spacer strip joined to the spacer, the spacer strip defining spacer apertures; a board clamp joined ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343840 | Sawing machine having cutting angle adjustment mechanism A sawing machine has a cutting angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting the cutting angle of a saw blade. The adjustment mechanism includes a handwheel for rotation by the user to bias a bracket on which a saw unit having the saw blade is mounted so as to further ad... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337649 | Press action simulator for aerial cam set up Adjustment of the tools (24) on the tool holder (10) in an Aerial Cam of a metal stamping press may be readily effected by opening the press to remove the upper die (14) from the stamping area and then removing the tool holder (10) on the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337702 | Bevel stop mechanism for a miter saw A miter saw includes a table on which a workpiece is placed, a saw assembly supporting a saw blade and having a motor for rotatably driving the saw blade, a housing pivotally supporting the saw assembly related to the table in such a manner that the saw assembly is ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331264 | Miter saw having mechanism for adjusting tilting angle of circular saw blade A miter saw including a base, turntable, and circular saw unit supported to the turntable. A turntable is rotatable about its axis. The turntable has a tilting motion support. A support section has a tilt section tiltingly movable relative to the tilt motion support... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320270 | Table saw A table saw includes a table, a saw unit coupled to a substantially inverted U-shaped suspension girder, two supporting devices fixedly fastened to the bottom side of the table to support the suspension girder, and two sliding blocks respectively fastened to the two... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311028 | Front bevel indicator/front bevel lock A gear and shaft assembly that translates the bevel of a power tool to an indicator more easily readable by an operator provides a front bevel indicator and locking mechanism. A locking mechanism is conveniently placed within reach of the operator and directly contr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308845 | Sawing angle indicating-and-reading device for a table sawing machine A sawing angle indicating-and-reading device for a table sawing machine includes a saw base, a driving connecting rod and an angle sensing device. The driving connecting rod is actuated to drive the saw base to shift bias for an angle. The angle sensing device is co... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302879 | Miter saw with angle adjustment A miter saw with angular adjustment has a carrier (1), a turntable (3) which is able to turn relative to the carrier (1) and which forms a workpiece support surface (2), and a turntable fixing device (8) for fixing the turntable ( | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293489 | Carrying case assembly for a circular saw and its associated method of use A carrying case device for a circular saw and the method of interconnecting the circular saw with the carrying case device when the circular saw is in use. A case is provided having a top surface, wherein the case defines an internal area large enough to store the c... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293490 | Sawing angle indicating device for a table sawing machine A sawing angle indicating device for a table sawing machine includes an angle sensing device composed of a sensing disk, a sensor unit and a circuit device. The sensing disk is firmly fitted on a driving connecting rod to rotate together for putting out signals to t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290474 | System for rapidly stopping a spinning table saw blade A system for stopping a spinning table saw blade is comprised of a pin assembly disposed adjacent to a saw blade assembly for stopping a spinning saw blade. A receiving block is disposed on a side of the saw blade opposing the pin assembly for receiving the tip of t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290342 | Bevel and depth of cut detent system A circular saw assembly of the type that includes a motor housing, a handle coupled to the motor housing, a generally circular saw blade disposed within a blade housing at a first end of the motor housing, and a foot member through which the blade extends for guidin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287453 | Woodworking table with an auxiliary device A woodworking table with an auxiliary device to provide fast and precise cutting of a work piece at the angle as desired includes a case and a sawing controller. Adjusting slots and pivoting holes are provided on two sides of the case for the sawing controller to pe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275470 | Miter saw A miter saw includes a base, a table rotatably mounted on the base, and a extension arm rigidly connected to the periphery of the table and extending radially away from the axis of rotation of the table. The angular position of the table relative to the base may be ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267038 | Table saw The table saw disclosed herein includes a table, a saw assembly pivotally attached to the table, the saw assembly comprising an arbor movable relative to the table, a bevel shaft operatively connected to the saw assembly for pivoting the saw assembly, and a height s... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252027 | Miter saw The miter saw includes a base assembly, a rotatable table rotatably connected to the base assembly and having a plane, a saw assembly including a motor and a blade disposed on an arbor, and a pivot arm pivotally attached to the table and supporting the saw assembly.... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243440 | Gauge for use with power tools A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The gauge including a probe connected with a sensor via a spring, wherein co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240598 | Power transmission structure with dual blade shaft of a circular saw A power transmission structure with a dual blade shaft of a circular saw wherein the rear end of the driving shaft of the driving roller is provided with a fixing plate pivotally mounted with a steering roller, a steered roller and a dual level transmission roller. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231856 | Apparatus and method for detecting dangerous conditions in power equipment A machine such as a saw, jointer, planer, etc. is disclosed. The machine has cutting tool, a direct drive mechanism configured to move the cutting tool, a detection system adapted to detect the occurrence of an unsafe condition between a person and the cutting tool,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219585 | Cutting workstation A cutting workstation which includes a cutter mounted on an arm type configuration. The arm configuration is slidably moveable relative to a divided work piece support table, the cutter moveable there between. Further, the cutter is capable of elevating the arm eith... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210385 | Bevel locking system for a sliding compound miter saw A compound miter saw includes a table on which a workpiece is placed, a miter saw unit supporting a saw blade, and a housing pivotally supporting the miter saw unit related to the table in such a manner that the miter saw unit is at least laterally pivotable. Furthe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210415 | Miter saw with wear plates and orientation system therefor A device has a base which supports a rotatable table. The device includes a three position locking system. The first position locks the table to the base, the second position releasably locks the table to the base and the third position permits free rotation of the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201090 | Front-accessible bevel locking system A front-accessible bevel locking system for use with a power tool, including a mechanism for locking the power tool into a selected tilt or bevel position for bevel angle cuts. The bevel locking mechanism has a lever attached to a link rod by a cam mechanism such th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201192 | Extendable woodworking system A horizontal portable miter panel saw system that is capable of utilizing a wide range of power hand tools and processing plywood panels and other oversized materials. The apparatus is designed to provide safety, accuracy, mobility, capacity, ease of use, and afford... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201091 | Miter saw with increased cutting capacity A miter saw design with a cutting arm pivot mechanism that allows the pivot point of the cutting arc to move in a predetermined path in the plane described by the rotating cutting surface. The “floating pivot” enables the tool to accommodate larger pieces of mat... | 04/10/2007 |
