Patent ID: 7174644

Claim:
A handsaw frame, comprising: an elongate substantially rigid back member, a handle portion, and a swing arm pivotally connected to said back member distal from said handle portion so as to be rotatable between an extended position generally transverse to said back member and a storage position generally parallel and aligned with said back member; said handle portion comprising at least a first blade mount; said swing arm comprising at least a second blade mount; said back member comprising at least a third blade mount disposed proximate to said swing arm; each of said first, second, and third blade mounts being constructed to engage one end of a removably mounted saw blade of a first type; wherein said first, second, and third blade mounts are disposed with said swing arm in said extended position such that a first distance between said first and second blade mounts substantially equals a second distance between said first and third blade mounts; said back member further comprising an auxiliary blade mount mechanism adapted to removably mount an auxiliary saw blade of a second type extending operatively forward from said frame; and said back member further comprising a blade storage cavity adapted to store at least one of said removably mounted saw blades.