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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1996
Massimo Alberto Giacometti, Valmadrener, IT;
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A jig saw 30 includes a housing 32 and a keyless shoe 54 which can be adjusted relative to the housing to selectively position a cutting blade 48 for effecting a cut perpendicular to the plane of a workpiece 66, or a cut which is bevelled with respect to the plane of the workpiece. A locking mechanism 58 includes a lever 60 which is formed with a locking section 170 having a wide cross section portion and a narrow cross section portion. When making an adjustment, the locking mechanism 58 is unlocked by pivoting the lever 60 so that the narrow portion of the locking section 170 is in a prescribed alignment. After making the adjustment to a desired relative orientation and position between the housing 32 and the shoe 54, the lever 60 is pivoted to the locked position. In this position, the wide portion of the locking section 170 is placed in a prescribed alignment whereby the components of the locking mechanism 58 are locked, or tightened.
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