Depth and bevel adjustment means for portable power-driven saw

• US 3,262,472 A
• Filed: 05/08/1964
• Issued: 07/26/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George W. Mccarty, Harry J. Foell Jr
• Original Assignee: George W. Mccarty, Harry J. Foell Jr
• Inventors: Mccarty, George W., Foell, Harry J. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US04/366,070
• Time in Patent Office: 809 Days
• US Class Current: 30/376
• CPC Class Codes: B27B 9/02 Arrangements for adjusting the cutting depth or the amount of tilting

Claims

1. IN A PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN SAW OF THE TYPE HAVING A SHOE PLATE, A BLADE EXTENDING BEYOND THE SHOE PLATE, AND A HOUSING STRUCTURE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO THE SHOE PLATE WITH A MOTOR CONNECTED TO DRIVE THE BLADE;

A DEPTH AND BEVEL ADJUSTMENT MEANS FOR THE BLADE WITH RESPECT TO THE SHOE PLATE, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION;

(A) MEANS TO PIVOTABLY MOUNT THE HOUSING TO THE REAR END OF THE SHOE PLATE FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT TWO AXES, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE BLADE AXIS, AND THE SECOND OF WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE BLADE AXIS, THEREBY FACILITATING AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE DEPTH OF CUT AND THE BEVEL OF CUT, RESPECTIVELY;

(B) AN ARCUATE DEPTH CONTROL MEMBER FORMED ON A RADIUS FROM THE FIRST AXIS AND POSITIONED IN RELATION TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSING OPPOSITE FROM SAID LASTNAMED MEANS;

(C) MEANS TO ADJUSTABLY SECURED SAID DEPTH CONTROL MEMBER TO THE HOUSING AT SELECTED RAISED POSITIONS OF THE HOUSING WITH RESPECT TO THE SHOE PLATE;

(D) A BEVEL CONTROL MEMBER SECURED ON THE SHOE PLATE AND INCLUDING A PORTION THEREOF DISPOSED LATERALLY OF SAID DEPTH CONTROL MEMBER IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE BLADE;

SAID BEVEL CONTROL MEMBER PORTION BEING FORMED ON A RADIUS FROM THE SECOND AXIS;

(E) SAID DEPTH CONTROL MEMBER INCLUDING A BASE PORTION HAVING A RESPECTIVE PAIR OF EARS EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM, ONE IN A DIRECTION TOWARDS THE BLADE, AND THE OTHER IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE BLADE;

(F) MEANS TO PIVOTALLY MOUNT THE END OF SAID ONE EAR IN RELATION TO THE SHOE PLATE FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT SAID SECOND AXIS;

AND (G) MEANS FOR ADJUSTABLY SECURED THE END OF SAID OTHER EAR TO SAID BEVEL CONTROL MEMBER PORTION AT SELECTED TILTED POSITIONS OF THE HOUSING WITH RESPECT TO THE SHOE PLATE;

WHEREBY THE HOUSING HAS A "THREE POINT" CONNECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE SHOE PLATE FOR GREATER RIGIDITY AT SELECTED ARTICULATED POSITIONS OF THE DEPTH AND BEVEL ADJUSTMENT MEANS.