Patent ID: 8166660
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B23D,B25F

Abstract:
1. A reciprocating saw comprising: a housing; a reciprocating shaft unrotatably connected relative to a blade; a rear handle; a forward handle between the housing and the blade, the forward handle being mounted to the housing near the blade and surrounding a portion of the reciprocating shaft, the reciprocating shaft being capable of sliding relative to the forward handle, but incapable of rotating relative to the forward handle, the forward handle further comprising at least one hole; a button, wherein the button comprises a rotatable shaft with a circumferential cam surface wherein the circumferential cam surface cooperates with the reciprocating shaft to swing the reciprocating shaft around a shaft fixedly mounted to the housing, and wherein the button is rotatable relative to the housing; and, a locking element connected to the button, the locking element capable of engaging or disengaging the at least one hole.