Patent ID: 7748125

Claim:
A reciprocating saw, comprising a saw blade; a fastening device provided for said saw blade and holding said saw blade in a non-rotating fashion; a reciprocating lifting rod having a free end supporting said fastening device; a locking element provided for axially fixing said saw blade in said fastening device, and having an adjusting spring that acts in a direction of said saw blade, said locking element being movable between a release position and a locked position and holding said saw blade in said locked position in a form-locked fashion, wherein said saw blade has a recess, said locking element being supported so that it is movable in a lateral direction in relation to said saw blade and in the locked position engages in said recess of said saw blade; and a release button moving said locking element counter to a spring force of said adjusting spring out of said recess and into said release position, wherein said release button and said locking element are situated on opposite sides of said saw blade, and wherein the release button has an extension and is formed as a component of a first housing half-shell of the fastening device and is mounted on a spring tab of the first housing half-shell.