Patent ID: 7284547

Claim:
A portable cutting apparatus comprising: (a) a frame comprising: (1) first and second side members disposed in parallel, spaced apart relation, (2) first, second and third cross-members of substantially the same length, said first, second and third cross-members disposed in spaced, parallel relation to one another, each of said cross-members connected in generally perpendicular relation to said first and second side members, and (3) a cantilever member secured to said third cross-member at a middle portion of said third cross-member wherein a segment of said cantilever member defines a pinned end and a free end, said first and second cross-members cooperating with portions of said first and second side members to define a base, said third cross-member being disposed a predetermined distance from said base; (b) a motor secured to said cantilever member such that a majority of the weight of said motor is disposed between said free end and the midpoint of said pinned and said free ends of said segment of said cantilever member; (c) a cutting blade operatively associated with said motor; and (d) a moveable tray disposed on said base for holding an object so that said blade may cut said object.