Patent ID: 7152329

Claim:
A jigsaw comprising: a main housing; a rod projecting downward from the main housing for making reciprocating motion; a coupler connected to the rod; a saw blade connected to the rod via the coupler; a coupler guard which is disposed below the main housing and rotatably attached thereto to rotatably operate between a protective position for covering the coupler and an open position for exposing the coupler; an illuminant disposed within the main housing directly above the guard so as to be oriented downward along a vertical axis substantially parallel to a vertical side wall of the coupler, wherein the vertical side wall of the coupler guard defines an optical path extending vertically through the side wall from a top portion, adjacent to a bottom end portion of the illuminant, to a bottom portion, opposed to the top portion, wherein the vertical side wall and the optical path are aligned with the illuminant when the coupler guard is in the protective position, the optical path guiding light from the illuminant downward onto an area immediately forward of the saw blade when the coupler guard is in the protective position; and a base plate through which extends the saw blade, wherein the coupler guard is adjacent to the housing below the illuminant and spaced from the base plate when in the protective position.