Patent ID: 7131364

Claim:
A portable table saw assembly comprising: a saw base having a series of bores formed therein and oriented about a lower peripheral edge; a table top affixed atop the base, spaced apart from the base lower peripheral edge, for supporting a workpiece thereon; a saw blade extending through an opening formed through the table top; and a collapsible stand for supporting the saw base in an expanded position thereof, the stand having: a series of pivot blocks, each pivot block having a projection extending therefrom sized to be received within one of the series of saw base bores, and a series of links, each having an upper end pivotally connected to one of the series of pivot blocks, and each having an intermediate region and a lower end; wherein each pivot block is pivotally connected to a pair of sequential link first ends, each link intermediate region is pivotally connected to the intermediate region of an adjacent link, and the lower ends of the links define feet for supporting the stand and the saw base, the links cooperating to collectively converge, each from an inclined orientation towards a central axis and towards an orientation near parallel to the central axis.