Patent ID: 7963043

Claim:
A saw comprising: a housing having one open end; a driving unit positioned within the housing; a blade connected to the driving unit and extending outwardly from the open end of the housing; a support shoe mounted to the housing adjacent the open end of the housing; the support shoe comprising a base plate pivotally connected to a guide plate, the guide plate having an adjustment assembly comprising an adjustment pin having a first recessed indentation and a second recessed indentation therein, wherein the first recessed indentation has a greater depth than the second recessed indentation, the adjustment assembly operatively connected to a locking member, the adjustment assembly further having a first operating position wherein the locking member engages one of a plurality of recesses in the guide plate to fix the support shoe in a given position and a second operating position wherein the locking member is disengaged from the guide plate and the support shoe is free to move relative to the housing; and, wherein the housing has first, second and third guide slots, the guide plate movably positioned in the first guide slot, the locking member movably positioned in the second guide slot, and the adjustment assembly movably positioned in the third guide slot and the third guide slot is perpendicular to, and connected to, the second guide slot.