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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2016
Sd3, Llc, Tualatin, OR (US);
Stephen F. Gass, West Linn, OR (US);
J. David Fulmer, West Linn, OR (US);
David A. Fanning, Vancouver, WA (US);
SawStop Holding LLC, Tualatin, OR (US);
Abstract
Throat plates for table saws and table saws are disclosed. In some embodiments, the throat plates and/or saws have at least one securement mechanism to secure and prevent inadvertent removal of the throat plate from the throat of the saw. In some embodiments, at least one of the securement mechanisms also provides a height adjustment mechanism and/or prevents vertical removal of the throat plate. In some embodiments, the throat plate has an accessory mounting port that provides a portal for accessories, including safety accessories, to extend through the plate from beneath the table of the saw. In some embodiments, the port extends from the plate's outer perimeter to divide the plate's rear end portion into a pair of spaced-apart members. In some embodiments, these members are independently secured to the table saw and retained apart from each other by one or more of the securement mechanisms.