Patent ID: 6308424
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B23D

Abstract:
A circular saw, which comprises:a housing;a mount for receiving and supporting a saw blade in a given plane;a motor located within the housing and coupled to the mount for driving the mount and, thereby, the saw blade to be mounted thereon;a shoe attached to the housing and having a forward end;the shoe formed with a first opening therethrough for receipt of the saw blade and located along a centerline which is located in the given plane;the shoe formed with a second opening therethrough and located between the forward end and the first opening of the shoe;the second opening formed with a first section of a first prescribed width about the centerline and with a second section of a second prescribed width about the centerline;the second prescribed width being greater than the first prescribed width;the second section of the opening formed along the centerline with a first end and a second end spaced from the first end; andthe width of the second section of the opening varies from the first end to the second end thereof along the centerline.