Patent ID: 7980163
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: B23D,B27G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A saw comprising: a base; a saw assembly coupled to the base and including a rotatable cutting blade having a first side, a second side, an outer edge and a front end region, a motor for driving the rotatable cutting blade, and a fixed blade guard covering at least a portion of the rotatable cutting blade, the fixed blade guard being fixed in position relative to an axis of the rotatable cutting blade; and an air deflector assembly positioned in proximity to the front end region of the rotatable cutting blade, the air deflector assembly comprising a first deflector device positioned adjacent to, but spaced apart from, the first side of the rotatable cutting blade, and a second deflector device, wherein the first deflector device is fixedly coupled to the fixed blade guard, and wherein the second deflector device includes a cantilevered main body portion having an upper end fixed to the fixed blade guard and a free lower end that is pivotable relative to the fixed blade guard between an operating position in which the free lower end of the second deflector device is positioned adjacent to, but spaced apart from, the second side of the rotatable cutting blade, and a non-operating position in which the free lower end of the second deflector device is spaced apart from the second side of the rotatable cutting blade by a greater distance than in the operating position, said upper end of said second deflector remaining fixed to the fixed blade guard in said non-operating position.