Patent ID: 7114425
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A miter saw assembly, comprising: a base defining a plurality of detent recesses; a turntable rotatable in relation to said base; a cutting tool operable to cut a work piece positioned on said turntable; and an adjustment mechanism attached to said turntable and including (i) a yoke having a first wall and a second wall that are spaced apart from each other, said first wall defining a first opening, and said second wall defining a second opening, (ii) a threaded rod extending through said first opening and said second opening, and (iii) an insert interposed between said first wall and said second wall, said insert defining an internally threaded passage through which said threaded rod extends, wherein said adjustment mechanism is movable between (i) a first position in which said insert is positioned in one of said plurality of detent recesses, and (ii) a second position in which said insert is spaced apart from all of said plurality of detent recesses, and wherein, when said adjustment mechanism is positioned in said first position, rotation of said threaded rod causes said turntable to rotate in relation to said base.