Patent ID: 7216433

Claim:
A reciprocating saw tool operable in an oscillating reciprocating mode and a purely reciprocating mode, the saw tool comprising a motor drive ( 17 ); reciprocating driver means ( 21 ) for a tool ( 15 ); a mass equilibrating body ( 22 ); a device for converting a rotary movement of the motor drive ( 17 ) into a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating driver means ( 21 ) along a first movement axis ( 41 ) and a reciprocating movement of the mass equilibrating body ( 22 ) in a direction opposite a direction of movement of the reciprocating driver means ( 21 ) and along a second movement axis ( 42 ) that extends at a constant angle α relative to the first movement axis ( 41 ) in the purely reciprocating mode, wherein the constant angle α is in a range between 2° and 30°; and means ( 30 ) for superimposing oscillating movement on the reciprocating driver means ( 21 ) for oscillating the reciprocating driver means ( 21 ) within an angle (αN–αP) lying in a range between 2° and 30°.