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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:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
May. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
P Sean Gallagher, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Sue H Abdallah, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
S-B Power Tool Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30391 ; 30390 ;
Abstract
A circular saw including a lower bladeguard which is retractable by a remotely operated mechanism. This mechanism includes a lever which is pivotally mounted adjacent an auxiliary handle for the saw. The operator may retract the lower bladeguard by depressing the lever with the operator's left thumb while continuing to grip the auxiliary handle.