Patent ID: 7437824

Claim:
A shoe locking mechanism in combination with a reciprocating saw including a saw blade, the shoe locking mechanism comprising: a housing having a body adapted to accept the blade; a shoe selectively adjustable in position relative to the blade, the shoe defining a shoe shoulder; a lock pin including a pin body having a first cylindrical portion at a reduced circumference section of the pin body that defines a first diameter and defines a clearance thereat, and a pin shoulder adjacent the reduced circumference section, the pin shoulder defining a second cylindrical portion defining a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is less than the second diameter, the lock pin further defining a first groove and a second groove; and wherein the lock pin is moveable between a locked position wherein the pin shoulder engages the shoe shoulder whereby the shoe is locked relative to the body, and an unlocked position whereby the shoe shoulder may translate through the clearance, wherein structure fixed with the housing selectively engages and positively locates one of the first and second grooves in the locked position and the other of the first and second grooves in the unlocked position.