Patent ID: 7003887

Claim:
A shoe clamping mechanism for a power tool having a housing, a working member extending from the housing, and a shoe for engaging a workpiece and adapted to be clamped in a plurality of orientations relative to the working member, the mechanism comprising: clamping means having a clamping portion and a mounting portion, wherein the clamping means is adapted to be mounted to the tool such that rotation of said mounting portion relative to the housing about a first axis causes movement of said clamping portion between a first position in which said shoe is pivotable relative to the working member and a second position in which said shoe is clamped in position relative to said working member; actuating means adapted to be pivoted about a second axis, substantially parallel to said first axis and displaced therefrom; and torque adjusting means connected to said actuating means and said clamping means wherein application of a first torque to pivot said actuating means about said second axis causes application of a second torque, higher than said first torque, to said clamping means to rotate said mounting portion about said first axis.