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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Douglas G Break, Livonia, MI (US);
Arthur B Chubb, Romulus, MI (US);
Daniel J Spencer, Belleville, MI (US);
James E Suyak, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Tapco Products Company, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A portable saw table comprising a saw track pivotally supported on a saw table. An improved lightweight plastic protractor and indexer plate are rotatably mounted with respect to each other by an improved pivot mount. The pivot mount comprises a plurality of lobes received in a complementary recess in the indexer plate in a spline-like engagement providing strength and rigidity to prevent flexing to ensure accurate pivotal movement. The improved protractor is guided by a gib mounted on the indexer plate for smooth pivotal movement. The plastic protractor includes indicia to indicate the degree of angular movement and the plastic indexer plate includes a window for viewing the indicia. In one form, the protractor has an angled portion with indicia and the indexer plate has an angled magnifying sight lens for easy viewing of the adjustment angle. A hollow material stop is provided to accommodate workpieces of varying thickness. U-brackets hold the saw shoe plate to the saw slide and a spring loaded saw stop prevents the saw slide from sliding past the ends of the saw tracks. Additionally, an adjustable leg assembly is provided for adjusting the height of the saw table and is removable therefrom.