Patent ID: 8327744

Claim:
A power tool, comprising: a work-piece support surface; a swing arm movable along a swing arm path between an upper first swing arm position proximate to the work-piece support surface and a lower second swing arm position; a latch hold mechanism movable between a first latch hold position adjacent to the swing path and a second latch hold position whereat at least a portion of the latch hold mechanism is within the swing path; an actuator configured to force the swing arm away from the first swing arm position and toward the second swing arm position; a swing arm reset configured to pivot the swing arm from the second swing arm position to the first swing arm position in response to a first user applied force, and configured to pivot away from the swing arm when the swing arm is maintained at the first swing arm position by a latch pin; a latch hold reset configured to pivot the latch hold mechanism from the second latch hold position to the first latch hold position in response to a second user applied force; and a control system configured to control the actuator.