Patent ID: 8418590

Claim:
A miter saw comprising: a base; a table disposed on said base, said table having a top surface extending between a front end and a rear end of said table; a cutting assembly overlying said table, said cutting assembly including a rotatable cutting blade having a peripheral cutting edge, and a motor for driving said cutting blade; at least one guide rail interconnecting said table and said cutting assembly for guiding sliding movement of said cutting assembly over said table along a sliding axis extending between a rear-most position and a forward-most position; and a locking assembly coupled with said cutting assembly for locking said cutting assembly in only one position, an intermediate position, located along the sliding axis, wherein said locking assembly remains coupled with said cutting assembly while said cutting blade moves downwardly during a cutting operation for preventing sliding movement of said cutting assembly, wherein said locking assembly comprises: a latch having a locking slot formed in a lower edge of said latch; a latch pivot axis; and a latch post; wherein said latch rotates about said latch pivot axis such that said latch post is captured within said locking slot of said latch for locking said cutting assembly in the only one position, the latch pivot axis and latch post being arranged on an axis substantially parallel to said guide rail.