Patent ID: 6009627
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool of the type including a housing, a drive shaft mounted for longitudinal reciprocating motion relative to the housing, and a saw blade releasably interconnected with the drive shaft, the saw blade clamping arrangement comprising:a control member carried by the drive shaft, said control member linearly translatable in a direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction between a first position and a second position;a locking member operative for selectively engaging said saw blade with said drive shaft such that said saw blade and said drive shaft are operatively engaged when said control member is in said first position and said saw blade and said drive shaft are operatively disengaged when said control member is in said second position; andan actuation member attached to the housing of the power tool, said actuation member operative to directly engage said control member to linearly move said control member between said first position and said second position.