Patent ID: 8024865

Claim:
A clamping device for connecting a saw blade to a reciprocating rod of a jig saw, comprising: a holder ( 20 ), which is connected to the reciprocating rod and has an axis ( 40 ) and a recess for receiving a top end of the saw blade, and a locking sleeve that is turned about the axis ( 40 ) relative to the holder against the force of a torsion spring ( 60 ) to lock the top end of the saw blade in a locked position in the recess, and to enable the saw blade to be removed when in a release position, wherein a stop ( 78 ) interacts with a part ( 80 ) of the torsion spring ( 60 ) to prevent the locking sleeve ( 30 ) from moving past the release position and wherein the part ( 80 ) of the torsion spring ( 60 ) that interacts with the stop ( 78 ) is oriented essentially radially to the axis ( 40 ).