Patent ID: 8353110

Claim:
A motorized saw comprising: a guide rail which is arranged on at least one clamping stud, wherein the guide rail is clampable between two bearing surfaces; a saw chain which is rotatable disposed on the guide rail, the saw chain being drivable by a drive motor; and a clamping element which is arranged on the clamping stud and in a locating opening of the guide rail, wherein the clamping element fixes the guide rail in at least a radial direction of the clamping stud in a clamped state, and wherein the clamping element has a slot extending over an entire width of the clamping element; wherein the clamping element comprises at least one clamping surface which engages with one of the bearing surfaces in the clamped state, wherein the at least one clamping surface forms an angle (β) of less than 90° with respect to a longitudinal axis of an opening of the clamping element, and wherein, in the clamped state, at least a portion of an outer surface of the clamping element is tilted by a non-zero angle (δ) with respect to a longitudinal axis of the clamping stud and a longitudinal axis of the locating opening.