Patent ID: 6516525
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B23D,B27B

Abstract:
A handsaw comprising:a handle including: a slit defined in a front end of the handle and parallel to a left and a right side of the handle; an opening defined in a rear end of the handle for holding; a pivot hole defined in the front end of the handle, transversely extending through the handle and communicating with the slit in the handle; and a positioning hole defined between the opening and the pivot hole, transversely extending through the handle and communicating with the slit in the handle; a saw blade selectively pivotally connected to the handle and partially received in the slit in the handle, the saw blade having a front end and rear end and including: multiple indents defined in the rear end of the saw blade and corresponding to the positioning hole in the handle; multiple protrusions formed between adjacent indents; and a through hole defined in the saw blade and corresponding to the pivot hole in the handle; and a position device mounted in the handle to hold the saw blade in place, the position device including: a pivot pin mounted in the pivot hole in the handle to pivotally mount the saw blade in the handle; and a locking pin movably mounted in the positioning hole to engage the indent in the saw blade, the locking pin extending through the handle after penetrating a spring and having a locking element attached to a free end of the locking pin to prevent the locking pin from detaching from the handle.