Patent ID: 8322261

Claim:
A power miter saw comprising: a saw base; a table rotatably connected to said saw base; a miter arm assembly for angularly positioning said table relative to said saw base; a bevel adjustment assembly pivotally mounted to said table by an elongated shaft that extends through said table, said bevel adjustment assembly pivoting about said elongated shaft; a multiple link hinged linear guide mechanism pivotally connected to said bevel adjustment assembly at one end and configured to support a saw blade and motor assembly at an opposite end, said multiple link hinged linear guide enabling movement of said saw blade and motor assembly along a predetermined linear generally horizontal path between extended and retracted positions; said multiple link hinged linear guide mechanism comprising a first hinge having first and second links pivotably connected together by a first shaft extending through aligned openings therein, said first link being pivotably connected with said saw blade and motor assembly by a second shaft and said second link being pivotably connected to said bevel adjustment assembly by a third shaft, said first, second and third shafts being parallel to one another; said second link having at least one outwardly extending mounting tab adjacent said first shaft; a locking lever having a handle and a locking blade at an opposite end portion and a pivot portion with a pivot connection therebetween for pivotably mounting said locking lever to said mounting tab, said locking blade being configured to fit within a gap between adjacent surfaces of said first and second links when said multiple link hinged linear guide mechanism is in one of its extended or retracted positions and said locking lever is moved into a locked position.