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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1998
Stephen C Dassoulas, Baltimore, MD (US);
Jason R Melvin, Towson, MD (US);
Robert G Moores, Jr, Reistertown, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A saw blade clamping arrangement particularly for power reciprocating saws and similar tools having a reciprocating shaft connected to a cutting member includes a locking member and a locating pin which cooperates to prevent inadvertent removal of the saw blade. The saw blade clamping arrangement further includes a support member carried by the drive shaft for movement therewith. The support member at least partially defines a longitudinal slot for receiving the saw blade. The locating pin extends into the longitudinal slot and is adapted for partial insertion into the aperture from a first side of the saw blade. The locking member, which in the preferred embodiment is a spherical bearing, is operative for selectively engaging the saw blade with the drive shaft. The locking member is movable to a locking position in which the locking member is partially inserted into the aperture from a second side of the saw blade.