TABLE SAW WITH BELT STOP
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1. A table saw comprising:
- a work piece support surface;
a shaping device support shaft automatically retractable along a retraction path from a position proximate to the work piece support surface to a location distal to the work piece support surface in response to a sensed condition;
a stop belt positioned across the retraction path; and
a control system configured to cause the shaping device support shaft to retract along the retraction path in response to a sensed condition.
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Abstract
A table saw in one embodiment includes a work-piece support surface, a shaping device support shaft automatically retractable along a retraction path to a location beneath the work-piece support surface in response to a sensed condition, a belt positioned across the retraction path, and a control system configured to cause shaping device support shaft to retract along the retraction path in response to a sensed condition.
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15 Claims
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1. A table saw comprising:
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a work piece support surface; a shaping device support shaft automatically retractable along a retraction path from a position proximate to the work piece support surface to a location distal to the work piece support surface in response to a sensed condition; a stop belt positioned across the retraction path; and a control system configured to cause the shaping device support shaft to retract along the retraction path in response to a sensed condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A table saw comprising:
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a work piece support surface; a swing arm movable along a swing arm path from a first swing arm position whereat an arbor shaft rotatably supported by the swing arm is positioned proximate to the work piece support surface and a second swing arm position whereat the arbor shaft is distal to the work piece support surface; a stop belt positioned across the retraction path; and a control system configured to cause the swing arm to move along the swing arm path in response to a sensed condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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