US 12,275,076 B2
Blade clamp for reciprocating saw
Beth E. Cholst, Wauwatosa, WI (US); Troy C Thorson, Cedarburg, WI (US); and Hans T. Banholzer, Mequon, WI (US)
Assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/451,976.
Application 18/451,976 is a continuation of application No. 17/348,035, filed on Jun. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,786,984.
Application 17/348,035 is a continuation of application No. 16/433,059, filed on Jun. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,065,698, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/684,836, filed on Jun. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0390838 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B23D 51/10 (2006.01); B23D 49/14 (2006.01); B23D 49/16 (2006.01); B23D 51/08 (2006.01); B27B 19/00 (2006.01); B27B 19/02 (2006.01)
CPC B23D 51/10 (2013.01) [B23D 51/08 (2013.01); B27B 19/00 (2013.01); B27B 19/02 (2013.01); B23D 49/14 (2013.01); B23D 49/162 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reciprocating saw comprising:
a blade assembly including a spindle and a blade clamp, the blade clamp configured to selectively secure a blade to the spindle, the blade clamp including
a cover rotatably coupled to the spindle, and
a detent received within a bore of the spindle, the detent movable in a radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the spindle to adjust the blade clamp between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration,
wherein the cover is rotatable between a first rotational position relative to the spindle coinciding with the locked configuration, and a second rotational position relative to the spindle coinciding with the unlocked configuration; and
a barrel surrounding at least a portion of the blade clamp, the barrel including a plurality of projections extending from the barrel toward the blade clamp,
wherein at least one of the projections is engageable with the cover to rotate the cover from the second rotational position to the first rotational position, thereby adjusting the blade clamp from the unlocked configuration toward the locked configuration.