Patent ID: 6996909

Claim:
A circular saw comprising: a housing having a motor housing portion and a battery connection portion, the battery connection portion extending rearwardly from the motor housing portion; a circular saw blade coupled to the housing and rotatable about a rotational axis; a handle coupled to the housing, the handle being disposed perpendicular to the rotational axis and having first and second ends, the first end of the handle being coupled to the motor housing portion, the second end of the handle being disposed rearwardly and below the first end of the handle and being coupled to the battery connection portion; a battery pack that is removably coupled to the battery connection portion of the housing, the battery pack being moveable in first and second directions that are generally parallel to the circular saw blade; a shoe assembly coupled to the housing, the shoe assembly having a shoe and an adjustment mechanism for selectively adjusting a position of the shoe relative to the housing, the adjustment mechanism including a depth-of cut member that is coupled to the shoe and a clamp that is coupled to the housing forwardly of the second end of the handle, the clamp being selectively operable for drawing the depth-of-cut member against the housing to thereby inhibit movement of the depth-of-cut member relative to the housing.