Patent ID: 6023848
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B23D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool including a housing, a drive shaft mounted for reciprocating motion in a longitudinal direction relative to the housing, and a saw blade having an aperture releasably interconnected with the drive shaft, the saw blade clamping arrangement comprising:a support member carried by the drive shaft for movement therewith, said support member at least partially defining a longitudinal slot for receiving the saw blade;a locating pin extending into said longitudinal slot and adapted for insertion into the aperture from a first side of the saw blade;a locking member operative for selectively engaging said saw blade with said drive shaft, said locking member movable to a locking position in which said locking member is partially inserted into the aperture from a second side of the saw blade;a linearly movable element translatable from a first position to a second position for moving said locking member to said locking position; andan actuation member attached to the power tool, said actuation member operative to selectively move said linearly movable element between said first and second positions;whereby said locking member and said locating pin cooperate to prevent inadvertent removal of the saw blade from said longitudinal slot.