Patent ID: 7992604

Claim:
A ripsaw stabilizing device for applying downward force to a piece of material to be cut by a ripsaw on both sides of the a circular saw blade having teeth comprising: a moveable carrier arm subassembly, a hold-down subassembly, a hold down support engaged to the moveable carrier arm assembly, and a force applying subassembly engaged to the hold-down subassembly and the hold down support; wherein the moveable carrier arm subassembly comprises: a carrier arm comprising an upper portion having an aperture for attachment to a carrier arm of a saw and a lower portion having two substantially parallel sides wherein each side comprises a hold-down subassembly engaging channel that receives a component of the hold down subassembly and allows for movement of the hold down subassembly; wherein the hold-down subassembly comprises a blade side generally U-shaped bracket and a rear side generally U-shaped bracket engaged to one another via a channel forming apparatus such that the space between the blade side bracket and the rear side bracket defines a channel space for carrying the saw blade with each bracket on opposite sides of the saw blade, and wherein both generally U-shaped brackets have two upwardly extending sides and a bottom portion connecting the two upwardly extending sides and extending therebetween and the rear side generally U-shaped bracket engages the hold-down subassembly engaging channel of the carrier arm and thereby receives the hold down subassembly; wherein the force applying subassembly comprises a force applying mechanism engaged to a top portion of each of the upwardly extending sides of the generally U-shaped brackets and engaged to the hold down support and capable of causing a downward force to be applied by the generally U-shaped brackets to a face of material to be cut on both sides of the circular blade, wherein the hold down support is also engaged to the upper portion of the carrier arm.