Patent ID: 9707633
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A miter saw comprising: a base; a table disposed on said base, said table having a top surface extending between a front end and a rear end of said table; a cutting assembly overlying said table, said cutting assembly including a rotatable cutting blade having a peripheral cutting edge, and a motor for driving said cutting blade; at least one guide rail interconnecting said table and said cutting assembly for guiding sliding movement of said cutting assembly over said table between a rear-most position and a forward-most position; and a locking assembly coupled with said cutting assembly for locking said cutting assembly in only one position, an intermediate position, located between the rear-most position and the forward-most position, wherein during a cutting operation said locking assembly remains coupled with said cutting assembly while said cutting blade moves downwardly for preventing sliding movement of said cutting assembly.