TABLE SAW RIVING KNIFE
First Claim
1. A table saw comprising:
- a swing arm assembly movable along a swing path between a first swing arm position and a second swing arm position;
an actuator configured to force the swing arm assembly away from the first swing arm position and toward the second swing arm position; and
a riving knife positioned outwardly of the swing arm assembly when the swing arm assembly is in the first swing arm position, the riving knife includinga channel with a first end portion and a second end portion,a first curved channel portion with a first center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, anda second curved channel portion with a second center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first center of curvature is not coincident with the second center of curvature.
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Abstract
A power tool in one embodiment is a table saw which includes a swing arm assembly movable along a swing path, an actuator configured to force the swing arm assembly away from a first swing arm position and toward a second swing arm position, and a riving knife positioned outwardly of the swing arm assembly when the swing arm assembly is in the first swing arm position, the riving knife including a channel with a first end portion and a second end portion, a first curved channel portion with a first center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a second curved channel portion with a second center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first center of curvature is not coincident with the second center of curvature.
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10 Claims
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1. A table saw comprising:
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a swing arm assembly movable along a swing path between a first swing arm position and a second swing arm position; an actuator configured to force the swing arm assembly away from the first swing arm position and toward the second swing arm position; and a riving knife positioned outwardly of the swing arm assembly when the swing arm assembly is in the first swing arm position, the riving knife including a channel with a first end portion and a second end portion, a first curved channel portion with a first center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a second curved channel portion with a second center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first center of curvature is not coincident with the second center of curvature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A table saw comprising:
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a work-piece support surface; a frame supporting a carriage, the carriage movable along a first axis which intersects the work-piece support surface to a plurality of positions; a swing arm assembly mounted on the carriage and pivotable about a pivot axis extending generally parallel to the work-piece support surface, and pivotable along a plurality of swing paths, each of the plurality of swing paths associated with a respective one of the plurality of positions; and a riving knife attached to the frame, the riving knife including a first curved channel portion with a first center of curvature, and a second curved channel portion connected to the first curved channel, the second curved portion having a second center of curvature, wherein the first center of curvature is not coincident with the second center of curvature. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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Specification