Black Decker Inc.

Sean W Flickenger

Daryl S Meredith

Robert H Gifford

D Scott Evans

Gregg Allen Flender

William Alan George

George H F Schnakenberg, Iii

Steven D Beamesderfer

Richard H Rapuano

Dennis Keith Kirk, Jr

An improved sliding saw includes a base, a rotatable table rotatably disposed within the base, a first rail fixedly attached at least partially underneath and extending forwardly from the table, and a saw unit slidably disposed on the first rail, wherein a user moves the saw unit along the first rail towards the table to perform a cutting operation. A second embodiment of the saw includes a table having a top surface, the top surface having a first plane, a fence attached to the table, the fence having a front surface extending along a plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane, a first rail fixedly attached at least partially underneath and extending forwardly from the table along a first direction, and a saw unit slidably disposed on the first rail, wherein a user moves the saw unit along the first direction towards the table to perform a cutting operation. Preferably, the fence is rotatably attached to the table. The fence preferably includes a left portion disposed generally on the left side of the saw unit, and a right portion disposed generally on the right side of the saw unit.

Sliding saw

A biscuit joiner (,) having a housing (,) which includes a forward portion (,), a handle portion (,) and a rear portion (,). A battery pack (,) is removably secured to the rear portion. The forward portion houses an electric motor (,) and is attached to a shoe assembly (,) and a fence assembly (,). The handle portion includes a stick handle portion (,) and a loop portion (,). Each of the stick handle and loop portions are laterally offset from the forward portion, and therefore from the rotational axis of the motor and the coaxial center of the housing. The stick handle portion is graspable by a user and the lateral offset enables the fingers of the user to be placed in position to exert a force substantially along the longitudinal axis (,) of the motor while engaging an ON/OFF trigger (,) of the joiner. In this manner a more direct application of force can be made by the user to the housing when urging the housing linearly while making plunge cuts with the joiner. The handle construction also provides the joiner with a well balanced, positive &ldquo;feel&rdquo; and enables a wider variety of hand orientations to be used when operating the joiner. The joiner of the present invention is even more comfortable to operate than previously developed stick handle type joiners, even with the additional weight of the removable battery pack, and can therefore reduce the fatigue of the user's hands and arms when the joiner is operated over prolonged periods of time.

Biscuit joiner

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Felton, PA, United States of America

Sean W Flickenger