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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Weston J. Van Wambeke, Towson, MD (US);
Christopher G. Donze, Towson, MD (US);
Ashok S. Baskar, Lutherville, MD (US);
Weston J. Van Wambeke, Towson, MD (US);
Christopher G. Donze, Towson, MD (US);
Ashok S. Baskar, Lutherville, MD (US);
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britan, CT (US);
Abstract
A jigsaw that uses a cutting blade generally includes a housing containing a motor activated by a trigger assembly. A blade storage compartment is recessed in the housing. A platform is provided in the blade storage compartment having a first edge that at least partially defines a first recess that extends further into the housing beyond the platform. A member is connected to the platform that produces a magnetic field that releasably secures the cutting blade to the platform. The magnetic field is configured to permit a user to tilt the cutting blade about the first edge of the platform into the first recess to overcome the magnetic field and remove the cutting blade from the storage compartment.