Patent ID: 8074546
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: B23D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A table saw configured to retract a saw blade in response to an activation signal from a normal operating position, where the saw blade extends out of an opening in a table top of the table saw, into a retracted position, where the upper reach of the saw blade is positioned below the table top, the table saw comprising: a plate mounted to the table saw below the table top, wherein an arcuately-shaped track is defined in the plate; an arm pivotally mounted to the plate about a first shaft; a second shaft mounted to the arm at a location spaced a distance from the first shaft and extending into at least a portion of the arcuately-shaped track, wherein the second shaft comprises an arbor, and wherein the arbor is engagable with the saw blade; a detent assembly mounted to the plate and configured to releasably engage the arm to hold the arm in position when the saw blade is in the normal operating position; and a firing mechanism comprising: