Patent ID: 8616108

Claim:
A guide rail for a portable power tool, comprising: a first individual rail; a second individual rail configured to be joined to the first individual rail to form a common guide rail; and a releasable connecting device configured to lock the first individual rail and the second individual rail together, wherein the releasable connecting device comprises at least one connecting latch on the first individual rail and a locking counterpart on the second individual rail, wherein the connecting latch is configured to move between a locking position and a release position, wherein the connecting latch is configured to move relative to the first individual rail to shift between the locking position and the release position, wherein the connecting latch is engaged in the locking position with the locking counterpart, wherein the connecting latch overcomes a pressure point when being shifted from the release position into the locking position and the connecting latch overcomes the pressure point when being shifted from the locking position into the release position wherein the releasable connecting device further comprises at least one push-in element on the second individual rail configured to be pushed into a recess in the first individual rail, wherein the locking counterpart is defined on the at least one push-in element, and wherein the connecting latch is configured in the locking position to lock with the locking counterpart on the push-in element.