Black Decker Inc.

Philip T Miller

Michael Lester O'Banion

Robert P Welsh

Daniel Puzio

Robert S Gehret

Warren A Ceroll

Robert Alan Berry

Andrew E Seman, Jr

Mark E Brunson

Adan Ayala

James P Bascom

Roderick F Bunyea

John K Horky

Michael L Agronin

Daryl S Meredith

Paul K Trautner

Jason R Melvin

Robert J Opsitos, Jr

Erik A Ekstrom

Thomas James Wheeler

Frederick R Bean

William R Stumpf

David A Carrier

James R Parks

Alvydas P Karasa

Allen P Smith

Matthew C Webster

Todd J Huston

Gregg L Sheddy

Paul S White

Andrew E Seman

Thomas R Kaye, Jr

Peter Chaikowsky

Michael P Baron

Brian E Friedman

Kevin S Agan

Yaping Yang

Junyi Xie

Alfred H Judge

William F Gallagher

David Beers

D Scott Evans

Michael C Doyle

Dennis A Bush

Spencer G Maid

Daniel H Sides, Jr

Timothy J Seeley

David J Doss

Paul J Korick

Dennis J Gulbin, Jr

Robert J Opsitos

Michael L O'banion

Thomas F Doehner

Adam Past

Ethan Helme

Thomas Doehner

Qiang John Zhang

John K Horkey

Qiang Zhang

A table saw guard assembly for guarding a blade on a table saw is provided. The table saw guard assembly includes a support structure and a hood assembly including at least one of a front curtain, first side curtain, second side curtain and top curtain, wherein each of said curtains are independently moveable and/or removable from the hood assembly. Furthermore, a table saw guard assembly is provided including a quick release mechanism for connecting the hood assembly to the support structure.

Table saw guard

A portable band saw includes a serviceable/replaceable bumper system for allowing the band saw to be easily repaired if damaged from being dropped. An auxiliary handle is adjustably mounted to the band saw and is releasable from its position if subjected to a large force so as to avoid damage to the handle and tool housing. An adjustable guide shoe includes a toolless adjustment. The front and rear section of the band saw are disposed on opposite sides of a polymeric field case. Compression rods are used to isolate compression forces from the polymeric field case. An electric box assembly including a plastic component box is disposed between the field case and a front section of the band saw. A crash guard is mounted adjacent to the field case and includes a sight guide along an edge thereof and a rear blade guard formed integrally therewith.

Portable band saw

An angle grinder is provided including a radial fan assembly. The radial fan assembly is configured to direct exhaust radially outwardly and axially away from a user of the angle grinder. Brush card assemblies for an angle grinder are also provided. The brush card assemblies provide for the securing of brush cards to a field case of the angle grinder by the interface between the field case and brush cards. Additionally, a spindle lock mechanism and a safety mechanism for an angle grinder are provided.

Large angle grinder

An improved dust collector for a power tool is employed. The dust collector includes a body portion, a neck portion and a head portion, wherein the body portion is disposable on the power tool so that during the cutting operation the body portion will receive and direct the air, dust, and debris to the head portion via the neck portion to either be exhausted out or to be collected in a dust collection volume. Preferably, the body portion has a series of openings to allow the user to view the cutting wheel during the cutting operation. The body portion may also have an internal directional member for efficiently directing the flow of air, dust, and debris. The head portion is preferably rotatably connected to the neck portion to allow the user to rotate the head portion to a desired position.

Dust collector for a power tool

A dust or chip collection and diversion system is provided for a device having a cutting tool for performing a working operation on a workpiece. The position and orientation of the dust-receiving or dust-collecting opening remains constant with respect to the cutting tool regardless of the position or configuration of the device, the device having a movable blade or other cutting tool, thus greatly enhancing the dust collection effectiveness in any of a number of operational configurations. Such position and orientation of the dust-receiving opening is also independent of the movement or position of any adjustable or movable guard or workpiece-supporting fence.

Dust collection system for compound miter saw

Sheet sander

A battery retention latch (50, 140) comprises an annular ring member (52, 142), a release button (54, 172, 174) and a spring arm (156, 190, 192, 194, 196). The annular ring (52, 142) retains a battery pack (26) in a cordless device (20, 120) regardless of the annular orientation of the battery pack (26) about a casing axis. The spring arm (56, 190, 192, 194, 196) maintains the ring (52, 142) in a normally engaged position and upon depressing the push button (54, 172, 174), the battery (26) may be removed from the device (20, 120).

Battery pack retaining latch for cordless device

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Phoenix, MD, United States of America

Philip T Miller