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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Louis A. Gibbons, Stevensvillle, MD (US);
John S. Vantran, Parkton, MD (US);
Mark E. Robson, Berkshire, GB;
Timothy Mckay, Ashington, GB;
Brent A. Kuehne, Red Lion, PA (US);
Terry L. Turner, Towson, MD (US);
Michael F. Cannaliato, Bel Air, MD (US);
Thomas R. Kaye, Jr., Fallston, MD (US);
Louis A. Gibbons, Stevensvillle, MD (US);
John S. Vantran, Parkton, MD (US);
Mark E. Robson, Berkshire, GB;
Timothy McKay, Ashington, GB;
Brent A. Kuehne, Red Lion, PA (US);
Terry L. Turner, Towson, MD (US);
Michael F. Cannaliato, Bel Air, MD (US);
Thomas R. Kaye, Jr., Fallston, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A jigsaw includes a housing containing a motor activated by a trigger assembly. A shoe member is pivotally connected to the housing of the jigsaw and establishes an angle therebetween. The jigsaw includes a keel assembly includes a blade member that generally extends from the housing beyond the shoe member. The keel assembly remains generally in line with the housing as the angle between the shoe member and the housing varies. The jigsaw also includes a latch assembly capable of retaining and releasing the keel assembly from the housing.