Patent ID: 8616104

Claim:
A table saw, comprising: a support arrangement; a table top assembly connected to said support arrangement, said table top assembly having (i) a work piece support surface, and (ii) a saw blade opening defined in said work piece support surface; a saw assembly supported under said table top assembly and having a saw blade that extends through said saw blade opening; a saw assembly adjustment mechanism having a user actuator, wherein said saw assembly adjustment mechanism is configured so that movement of said user actuator causes movement of said saw blade in relation to said work piece support surface; a first extension element extending from said support arrangement and defining a first extension space; a second extension element extending from said support arrangement and defining a second extension space, wherein a first protection zone is defined between said first extension space and said second extension space, and wherein said user actuator is completely contained within said first protection zone; said first extension element includes (i) a first element portion connected to said support arrangement, (ii) a second element portion connected to said support arrangement, and (iii) a first intermediate element portion interconnecting said first element portion and said second element portion, and said second extension element includes (i) a third element portion connected to said support arrangement, (ii) a fourth element portion connected to said support arrangement, and (iii) a second intermediate element portion interconnecting said third element portion and said fourth element portion.