Patent ID: 7594459

Claim:
A saw comprising: a work surface comprising a substantially horizontal plane including an infeed edge and an outfeed edge; a rail system comprising an infeed rail disposed along said infeed edge and an outfeed rail disposed along said outfeed edge; a workpiece guide slidably disposed on said rail system, said workpiece guide comprising an elongated body and an infeed extension, said elongated body including an infeed end and an outfeed end; a support structure; a housing positioned atop said support structure and comprising a cutting member adapted to cut workpieces, said work surface supported by said housing; a debris collection system attached to said support structure and positioned beneath said housing, said debris collection system comprising a generally planar rigid sheet, said rigid sheet comprising an inclined flow surface that is inclined in a longitudinal direction extending to a lower edge and is bordered by at least one side edge, wherein said at least one side edge extends substantially in said longitudinal direction, and wherein said lower edge extends in a transverse direction terminating at said at least one side edge; and an accessory shelf disposed adjacent to and integral with one of said at least one side edge of said rigid sheet and accessible to an operator of the saw, said accessory shelf having a surface extending substantially in said longitudinal direction and extending outwardly from said one edge of said rigid sheet substantially in said transverse direction.