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Patent US6945148 - Miter saw with improved safety system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA miter saw is disclosed having a base, a blade supported by the base, a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade, and a reaction system associated with the detection system to cause a predetermined action to take place upon detection of the dangerous condition....http://www.google.com/patents/US6945148?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6945148 - Miter saw with improved safety systemAdvanced Patent SearchPage imagesMiter saw with improved safety system Stephen F. Gass et alOverviewAbstractDrawingsDescriptionClaims Patent number: 6945148Filing date: Jan 14, 2002Issue date: Sep 20, 2005Application number: 10/047,066 Page imagesPDF
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(10) Patent N0.: US 6,945,148 B2
Gass et al. (45) Date of Patent: Sep. 20, 2005 (54) MITER SAW WITH IMPROVED SAFETY (51) Int. Cl.7 ........................... .. B26D 1/14; B26D 5/00; SYSTEM B27D 5/18 (52) U.S. Cl. ......................... .. 83/62.1; 83/58; 83/471.3; (75) Invnntnrsi Stephen F- Gnss,Wi1son_vi11@, OR (U5); 83/477.1, 83/490, 83/589, 83/581, 83/DIG. 1, J. David Fulmer, Tualatin, OR (US); 397/326; 133/721; 133/376 Randall J- H“ebI1eP> Beavemn» OR (58) Field of Search ........................... .. 83/DIG. 1, 544, (U5) 83/397, 471.3, 476, 397.1, 62.1, 58, 491, . . . 526, 581, 76.8, 72, 471.2, 485, 487, 546, (73) Assignee: SD3, LLC, Wilsonville, OR (US) 590, 665, 490, 4771, 589; 403/2, 28; 307/142, ( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer the term of this 110; 121; 326; 59/194; 113; 144/384; patent is extended or adjusted under 35 391; 427; 1545; 356; 192/129 R; 133; 24> by 62 1222222222222» 222 2224222222; (21) App1_ N0: 10/047,066 71, 5, 72.1, 82.7, 82.77, 376, 377; 7:/184; (22) Filed: Jan. 14, 2002 _ _ _ (56) References Cited (65) Prior Publication Data U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS US 2002/0056348 A1 May 16, 2002 941,726 A 11/1909 Pfalzgraf Related U.S. Application Data (Continued) (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/676,190, filed on FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Sep. 29, 2000, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/929,221,_file_d on Aug. 13, 2001, and a continuation-in- CH 297525 O/1954 part of application No. 09/929,226, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, (Continued) and a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/929,227, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/929,234, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, and a OTHER PUBLICATIONS eOI1fiI111efiOI1‘lI1‘PeTlOfePPlleefiOI1 NO- 09/929,235, filed OI1 Gordon En ineerin Cor . Product Catalo Oct. 1997 . Aug. 13, 2001, and a continuation-in-part of application No. Cover 1 3gand bani Brgtkfield Connectiiiut Us ’ pp 09/929,236, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, and a continuation-in- ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ' part of application No. 09/929,237, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, Primary Examiner_BOyer D_ Ashley and a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/929,238, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, and a continuation-in-part of appli- (57) ABSTRACT cation No. 09/929,240, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, and a eOI1fiI111efiOI1‘lI1‘PeTlOfePPlleefiOI1 NO- 09/929,241, filed OI1 A miter saW is disclosed havin a base a blade su orted b Aug" 13; 2991; and 9 °°n11nua119n‘1n‘Pa11°1aPP11°a11°n N9" the base a detection system a%iapted to detect aIdI;ingerouJs 09/929,242, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, and a continuation-in- . . ’ . part of application NO_ 09/9297244’ filed on Aug 13’ 2001’ condition betWeen a person and the blade, and a reaction and a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/929,425, System a5_5OC1a19d_W11h the delecllon System 19 Cause a filed on Aug. 13, 2001, and a continuation-in-part of appli- predetermined action to take place upon detection of the ei1fiOn_NO~ 09/929,496, filed OI1 A118 13, 2001- dangerous condition. The blade is rotatable, and moves into (60) PTOV151Onel ePPl1°efiOn NO O0/273902» filed On Mel O» a cutting Zone to cut a Workpiece. The predetermined action
2001, provisional application No. 60/273,178, filed on Mar. 2, 2001, provisional application No. 60/273,177, filed on Mar. 2, 2001, provisional application No. 60/270,942, filed on Feb. 22, 2001, provisional application No. 60/270,941, filed on Feb. 22, 2001, and provisional application No. 60/270,011, filed on Feb. 20, 2001.
may be to stop the blade from rotating, to create an impulse against movement of the blade into the cutting Zone, or to cause the blade to move aWay from the cutting Zone.
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