Patent ID: 8850941

Claim:
A cutting device comprising: a table configured to accommodate a workpiece; and a cutting unit positioned on an upper side of the table and being operable to vertically pivot relative to the table; wherein: the cutting unit includes a cutting blade rotatable about a rotational axis and a grip portion disposed horizontally on a lateral side of the cutting blade and capable of being grasped by an operator in order to vertically pivot the cutting unit, so that a distance between the cutting blade and the table changes as the cutting unit vertically pivots; the grip portion has a palm contact part that can be touched by a palm of the operator when the grip portion is grasped by the operator; the palm contact part has a first end on the side of the cutting blade and a second end opposite to the first end, so that the first end and the second end are displaced from each other in a direction of the rotational axis of the cutting blade; the palm contact part is inclined relative to a reference line as viewed in a plan view such that the first end is positioned on a rear side of the second end as viewed from the side of the operator; the reference line extends perpendicular to a surface of the cutting blade; and the palm contact part is inclined in a same direction throughout its length between the first end and the second end such that any portion of the palm contact part along a length between the first end and the second end is inclined in the same direction.