Patent ID: 8776384

Claim:
A circular saw comprising: a foot; a pivoting assembly pivotably mounted to said foot, said pivoting assembly including a rotary saw blade; a depth of cut (DOC) adjustment mechanism operable to lock said pivoting assembly at a particular DOC orientation relative to said foot; a depth of cut scale including; a shelf associated with and pivotable with said pivoting assembly, said shelf including an upper surface bearing indicia indicative of DOC; an elongated element fixed at one end relative to said pivoting assembly and having a pointer adjacent an opposite end arranged to point to said indicia on said upper surface, said pointer and said shelf movable relative to each other as said shelf pivots with said pivoting assembly, wherein said elongated element is arranged to at least partially overlay said upper surface and said opposite end of said elongated element is connected to and movable with said pivoting assembly.