Patent ID: 7516552
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable cutting tool, comprising: a cutting tool main body having a motor, a rotating blade rotationally driven by the motor and a saw cover having a shape so as to cover a part of the rotating blade; and a base that is connected to the cutting tool main body and has a slide surface sliding on an upper surface of a material to be cut, the base including: a supporting part, and a guide including a pole supported by the supporting part and a guiding part having a guide surface substantially orthogonal to the slide surface, wherein an interposition member can be disposed so as to interpose between the guide and a side end of the base, wherein a distance between the rotating blade and the guide surface is adjustable by changing an attachment position of the guide to the base, and wherein the portable cutting tool includes a contact preventing unit that comes into contact with the interposition member when the guide is attached to the base while the interposition member is disposed between the guide and the base and that regulates an adjustment range of the guide to prevent contact of the guide surface and the rotating blade by coming into contact with the base when the guide is attached to the base while the interposition member is removed.