Patent ID: 8485078

Claim:
A combination table-miter saw comprising: a base; an arm rotatably coupled to the base and movable relative to the base between a first arm position and a second arm position; a locking device movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking device configured to prevent the arm from rotating when the locking device is in the locked position; a platform slidably coupled to the arm via a support member, the platform movable relative to the arm between a first platform position and a second platform position; and a safety device comprising: a first switch monitoring the position of the platform, the first switch having a first state when the platform is in the first platform position, and the first switch having a second state when the platform is not in the first platform position; and a second switch monitoring the position of the locking device, the second switch having a first mode when the locking device is in the locked position, and the second switch having a second mode when the locking device is not in the locked position; wherein the safety device prevents operation of the combination table-miter saw when the first switch is in the second state and the second switch is in the second mode.