Patent ID: 6681493
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B27B

Abstract:
A circular saw adapted to be hand held during a cutting operation, comprising:a base, a saw unit pivotally coupled to the base, wherein the saw unit has a circular saw blade that is adapted to laterally pivot relative to the base and a stopper constructed and arranged to allow an operator to selectively stop the saw unit at a second pivot angle that is between a first pivot angle and a third pivot angle, wherein the stopper has a non-operative position, in which the saw unit can pivot from the first pivot angle to the third pivot angle without stopping at the second pivot angle, and an operative position, in which the saw unit stops at the second pivot angle, wherein the stopper comprises a first stopper member coupled to the base and a second stopper member adapted to laterally pivot in a fixed relationship with the saw unit, wherein the first stopper member and the second stopper member are constructed and arranged to contact each other in order to stop the saw unit at the second pivot angle when the stopper is in the operative position and the first stopper member or the second stopper member are adapted to not to contact each other when the stopper is in the non-operative position, wherein the saw unit can pivot to the third pivot angle.