Patent ID: 7992478

Claim:
A miter saw comprising: a base assembly, a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly; a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table; a miter detent assembly for fixing the rotational position of the saw of the table relative to the base assembly, the miter detent assembly comprising a detent plate attached to the base assembly having at least one detent notch, a detent body pivotably attached to the table and being movable between a first position engaging the at least one detent notch and a second position not engaging the at least one detent notch; a handle for moving the detent body from the first position towards the second position; and a detent bypass assembly disposed on the table for moving and maintaining the handle and the detent body in the second position, wherein the detent bypass assembly comprises a cam surface disposed adjacent to the handle the cam surface being movable between a neutral position and a displaced position which moves the handle and the detent body towards the second position.