Patent ID: 8210076

Claim:
A table saw comprising: a work-piece support surface; a swing arm assembly movable along a swing path between a first swing arm position whereat a portion of a shaping device supported by the swing arm assembly extends above the work-piece support surface and a second swing arm position whereat the portion of the shaping device does not extend above the work-piece support surface; a mechanical fuse positioned to maintain the swing arm assembly in the first swing arm position, the mechanical fuse including a first connection portion and a second connection portion, one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion removably attached to one of the swing arm assembly and a first table saw component, and the other of the first connection portion and the second connection portion operably engaged with, but not attached to, the other of the swing arm assembly and the first table saw component so as to maintain the swing arm assembly in the first swing arm position; an actuator configured to generate a force sufficient to break the mechanical fuse and to force the swing arm assembly away from the first swing arm position and toward the second swing arm position; and a control system configured to actuate the actuator in response to a sensed condition.