Patent ID: 8418591

Claim:
A power table saw assembly comprising: a motor assembly for driving a rotatable blade; a frame configured to house said motor assembly therein; a table top assembly provided on a top of said frame having a top surface with an opening through which said rotatable blade can extend; a base provided on a bottom of said frame opposite said table top for supporting said frame on a top side of said base; a pair of brackets provided on opposing sides of said frame underneath said table top assembly; a connection mechanism fixedly secured to said base on a bottom side of said base opposite said top side; and a foldable extension table pivotally connected to said connection mechanism and detachably connected to said brackets underneath said table top, for supporting a workpiece thereon; wherein said extension table is configured to be detached from said brackets, folded and pivoted about said connection mechanism to be stored on the bottom side, below said base, wherein said extension table comprises: a first support arm having a first end configured to be removably attached to one of said brackets and a second end pivotally connected to a first connection joint provided on a first support frame; a second support arm spaced from said first support arm and having a first end configured to be removably attached to the other one of said brackets and a second end pivotally connected to a second connection joint provided on a second support frame; and an elongated first material support attached proximate said second ends of, and extending between, said first and second support arms, for supporting a workpiece that extends past said table top downstream of said blade; wherein said first support frame comprises: a first upper leg having a first end pivotally connected to said axle provided in said base and a second end pivotally connected to said first support arm at said first connection joint; a first lower leg having a first end pivotally connected to said first support arm and said first upper leg at said first connection joint; and a first securing mechanism connected to said first upper leg and said first lower leg for releasably locking the first lower leg at a fixed angle with respect to said first upper leg; and wherein said second support frame comprises: a second upper leg having a first end pivotally connected to said axle provided in said base and a second end pivotally connected to said second support arm at said second connection joint; a second lower leg having a first end pivotally connected to said second support arm and said second upper leg at said second connection joint; and a second securing mechanism connected to said second upper leg and said second lower leg for releasably locking the second lower leg at a fixed angle with respect to said second upper leg.