Patent ID: 6651348
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
A drill powered reciprocating saw comprising:a housing; a motor drive shaft for attaching to an electric drill, the motor drive shaft being rotatably mounted and axially reciprocable in said housing; a spindle mounted in said housing for moving in a reciprocating motion; a clamp attached to an end of said spindle for holding a saw blade; a jackshaft rotatably mounted in said housing; a wobble plate mounted on said second jackshaft and coupled to said spindle, said wobble plate being for converting rotational motion of said jackshaft to reciprocating motion of said spindle; a safety gear assembly operatively positioned between said motor drive shaft and said jackshaft, said safety gear assembly for disengaging said electric drill from said spindle by said axial reciprocation of said motor drive shaft between a first state wherein said jackshaft is in operable engagement with said motor drive shaft and a second state wherein said jackshaft is disengaged from said motor drive shaft.