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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1998
John E. Buck, Cockeysville, MD (US);
James P. Bascom, Bel Air, MD (US);
Keith Moore, Owings Mills, MD (US);
John E. Buck, Cockeysville, MD (US);
James P. Bascom, Bel Air, MD (US);
Keith Moore, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A battery powered circular saw includes a rechargeable battery removably attached to the housing and an adjustable shoe pivotally attached to a guard assembly for controlling a depth of cut. A locking mechanism for preventing relative movement between the adjustable shoe and the housing includes a depth of cut strap disposed adjacent a first sidewall of the housing. A lever is disposed adjacent a second sidewall of the housing. A tightening element interconnects the depth of cut strap and the lever. The battery powered circular saw additionally includes a handle extending from the housing. The handle is disposed substantially parallel to a direction of cut and oriented horizontally above the housing. The rechargeable battery pack includes a pair of laterally spaced apart guide rails which cooperate with the pair of longitudinally extending grooves to permit sliding movement of the rechargeable battery pack in a direction parallel to the direction of cut.