Patent ID: 7779736
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: B27B,B27G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A miter saw having a securable positioning structure for a blade guard thereof, comprising: a bench; a blade supporting assembly having an end pivoted to said bench for forward and backward pivoting movement with respect to said bench; a rotatable handle rotatably mounted to the other end of said blade supporting assembly; a saw blade rotatably mounted to a side of said blade supporting assembly; a stationary blade guard fixedly connected with said blade supporting assembly and covering an upper part of said saw blade; a movable blade guard shiftable, along the pivoting movement of said blade supporting assembly with respect to said stationary blade guard, between where it covers a lower part of said saw blade and where it does not cover the lower part of said saw blade; a positioning unit mounted to a side of said stationary blade guard and having a working portion and a worked portion, which are jointly movable; a control unit mounted to said handle and shiftable between a first position and a second position; and a rope have two ends connected with said control unit and said worked portion respectively; whereby when said control unit is located at the first position, said working portion is stopped against said movable blade guard to enable said movable blade guard to cover the lower part of said saw blade, and when said control unit is located at the second position, said working portion is not stopped against said movable blade guard.