Patent ID: 7757592
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A miter guide for a hand-held power saw comprising: a first guide rail; a second guide rail, wherein said second guide rail is oriented parallel to said first guide rail, wherein said first guide rail and said second guide rail are operable to constrain motion of a hand-held power saw to a straight path by engaging opposing sides of a base plate of the saw, without requiring the saw to be fastened to the miter guide; a first fence, wherein said first fence is coupled to said first guide rail and to said second guide rail and is oriented at a fixed angle between 59 degrees and 91 degrees with respect to said first guide rail; a second fence, wherein said second fence is coupled to said first guide rail and to said second guide rail and is oriented at a fixed angle between 29 degrees and 61 degrees with respect to said first guide rail, wherein said first fence and said second fence are beneath said first guide rail and said second guide rail, and wherein said first fence and said second fence comprise sides of a substantially c-shaped cross section of the channel; and a cutting surface, wherein said first fence and said second fence are on said cutting surface, and wherein the cutting surface forms a portion of the substantially c-shaped cross section of the channel, between said first and second fences.