Patent ID: 7617608

Claim:
A hacksaw comprising: a structure having a frame, including: a back handle having a first back handle section; a fore piece having a first front section; and an elongated beam having a series of ridges on at least one or more surfaces of the elongated beam forming a file designed to reduce and smooth surfaces of an article; wherein the elongated beam has a longitudinal axis as well as first and second ends each having a cross-section, wherein the first and second ends are equidistant from a center of the elongated beam; the first front section comprises a first fore section; the first fore section includes a first radial array of receiving channels, and each receiving channel of the first radial array is commensurate with the cross-section of the first end of the elongated beam; the first back handle section includes a second radial array of receiving channels, and each receiving channel of the second radial array is commensurate with the cross-section of the second end of the elongated beam; the first and second radial arrays are used to detachably secure the elongated beam between the fore piece and the back handle in fixed orientations by insertion of the first end of the elongated beam into a channel of the first radial array of receiving channels and insertion of the second end of the elongated beam into a channel of the second radial array of receiving channels; detachably securing the elongated beam allows for detachment of the elongated beam from the fore piece and back handle such that after removal a user can rotate the elongated beam around the longitudinal axis then reinsert the first and second ends of the elongated beam into different channels of the first and second radial array of receiving channels respectively to change the orientation of the elongated beam, and therefore the file, with respect to the fore piece and back handle section; and the hacksaw further comprises a hacksaw blade coupled to the back handle and the fore piece.