Patent ID: 7814818
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B27G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A quick release assembly for a modular kickback prevention mechanism for attachment to a relatively thin riving knife having at least one aperture therein, the riving knife being configured to be attached to a power table saw of the type which has a table top and a rotatable circular saw blade, said assembly comprising: a bracket having spaced side walls and at least one elongated shaft extending inwardly from one side wall; a mounting body operatively connected to said bracket and being laterally moveable relative to said side walls between a holding position and a release position wherein said assembly can be removed from the riving knife; said mounting body having a slot sized to be only slightly larger than the thickness of the riving knife so that said body is capable of being mounted on the riving knife with the knife fitting in said slot when said mounting body is moved to said release position, said elongated shaft engaging said aperture when said mounting body is moved to its holding position; an actuating button operatively connected to said mounting body exposed for operation on said bracket for a user to move said mounting body to its release position.