Patent ID: 8474358

Claim:
A table saw comprising a table; a moveable carriage supported by the table; a saw assembly supported by the carriage; a pull rod coupled to the carriage, the pull rod configured to move in a linear direction relative to the housing between a back position and a forward position, wherein the carriage and saw assembly move in the linear direction when the pull rod is moved in the linear direction; and a collar that at least partially surrounds the pull rod and is configured to move in the linear direction along the pull rod between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the pull rod is configured to move in the linear direction from the back position toward the forward position when the collar is in the unlocked position, and wherein the pull rod is blocked from moving from the back position when the collar is in the locked position; wherein the pull rod includes a detent mechanism supported within the pull rod that is movable between a first position at which the detent mechanism protrudes from the pull rod and a second position at which the detent mechanism is recessed within the pull rod, and wherein the collar includes a pin that is oriented transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the pull rod and that extends through a slot in a side portion of the pull rod to engage the detent mechanism such that, when the collar is in the locked position, the detent mechanism is in the first position, and when the collar is in the unlocked position, the detent mechanism is in the second position.