An underfloor pull saw or a circular table saw, comprising - a workbench which provides a working surface for supporting workpieces to be machined; - a saw blade which lies partly below the working surface and projects upwardly beyond the working surface at least during the sawing operation; - a drive for the saw blade, said drive being arranged below the working surface and being configured to set the saw blade into rotation during the sawing operation; - a carrier which is supported beneath the working surface at a holder and which projects upwardly beyond the working surface; - a protective cover which is carried by the carrier and which is configured to protect against an engagement into the saw blade in a protective position; and - a mating contact (38, 40) wherein at least one electrical or electronic functional unit is integrated into the protective cover, wherein a base unit for the functional unit is arranged beneath the working surface, wherein the functional unit is connected to the base unit via a supply and/or communication path, and wherein the supply and/or communication path comprises an electrical line system which is integrated into the carrier, characterized in that a recess in which the line system is accommodated is formed in the carrier for the line system, in that at least one contact region (37, 39) for the line system is provided at the carrier, via which contact region (37, 39) the line system is connected to a mating contact (38, 40) that does not belong to the carrier, and in that the mating contact 38, 40) comprises a sliding contact. - a workbench which provides a working surface for supporting workpieces to be machined; - a saw blade which lies partly below the working surface and projects upwardly beyond the working surface at least during the sawing operation; - a drive for the saw blade, said drive being arranged below the working surface and being configured to set the saw blade into rotation during the sawing operation; - a carrier which is supported beneath the working surface at a holder and which projects upwardly beyond the working surface; - a protective cover which is carried by the carrier and which is configured to protect against an engagement into the saw blade in a protective position; and - a mating contact (38, 40) wherein at least one electrical or electronic functional unit is integrated into the protective cover, wherein a base unit for the functional unit is arranged beneath the working surface, wherein the functional unit is connected to the base unit via a supply and/or communication path, and wherein the supply and/or communication path comprises an electrical line system which is integrated into the carrier, characterized in that a recess in which the line system is accommodated is formed in the carrier for the line system, in that at least one contact region (37, 39) for the line system is provided at the carrier, via which contact region (37, 39) the line system is connected to a mating contact (38, 40) that does not belong to the carrier, and in that the mating contact 38, 40) comprises a sliding contact. wherein at least one electrical or electronic functional unit is integrated into the protective cover, wherein a base unit for the functional unit is arranged beneath the working surface, wherein the functional unit is connected to the base unit via a supply and/or communication path, and wherein the supply and/or communication path comprises an electrical line system which is integrated into the carrier, characterized in that a recess in which the line system is accommodated is formed in the carrier for the line system, in that at least one contact region (37, 39) for the line system is provided at the carrier, via which contact region (37, 39) the line system is connected to a mating contact (38, 40) that does not belong to the carrier, and in that the mating contact 38, 40) comprises a sliding contact.