Patent ID: 6769187
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A chain saw comprising a housing, a chain comprised of links which include chain link mating elements and cutters, and an elongated support extending outward from inside said housing, in the outer surface of said elongated support there being present a continuous chain channel guide into which said chain link mating elements are slidably inserted, such that during normal operation said chain link mating elements slide essentially freely through said continuous chain channel guide, said continuous chain channel guide having a slit present therein which allows effecting an offset of said continuous chain channel guide from one side of said slit to the other, said offset, when present, serving to impede the slideability of said chain link mating elements across said slit, said chain saw further comprising an adjustable continuous chain channel guide alignment means for aligning the sides of said slit, said continuous chain channel guide being in an offset position, from one side of said slit to the other, unless a user causes it to be aligned by adjusting the continuous chain channel guide alignment means, thereby providing a chain saw which impedes the slideability of said chain link mating elements across said slit until said slidability is desired by a user.