US 12,337,499 B2
Miter saw
Torrey Rea Lambert, White Hall, MD (US); HuaMing Yao, Suzhou (CN); Chao Bu, Suzhou (CN); and Fei Zhou, Suzhou (CN)
Assigned to BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US)
Filed by BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/599,437.
Application 18/599,437 is a continuation of application No. 17/662,347, filed on May 6, 2022, granted, now 11,951,643.
Prior Publication US 2024/0207862 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. B27B 27/06 (2006.01); B23D 45/04 (2006.01); B23D 47/02 (2006.01)
CPC B27B 27/06 (2013.01) [B23D 45/048 (2013.01); B23D 47/025 (2013.01); Y10T 83/7697 (2015.04); Y10T 83/7788 (2015.04)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A miter saw comprising:
a base having a detent notch;
a table rotatably connectable to the base, the table being rotatable about a substantially vertical miter axis and having a substantially horizontal workpiece-supporting plane;
a pivoting assembly connected to the table;
a saw assembly supported by the pivoting assembly, the saw assembly comprising a blade, the blade being movable for a cutting operation downwardly from a first position where the blade is above the workpiece-supporting plane to a second position where a portion of the blade is below the workpiece-supporting plane;
a fence connected to the base assembly, the fence defining a fence plane perpendicular to the workpiece-supporting plane;
a locking mechanism disposed on the table, the locking mechanism being movable between an unlocked position and a locked position for selectively unlocking and locking the table for rotational movement relative to the base about the miter axis, the locking mechanism comprises a lock lever rotatably connected to the table, the lock lever having a handle for moving the locking mechanism between the locked and unlocked positions; and
a miter detent assembly for selectively engaging and disengaging the detent notch, wherein the miter detent assembly is pivotably attached to the table, the miter detent assembly comprising:
a body attached to the table, the body having a detent portion,
a first detent override assembly for moving the detent portion from a first position engaging the detent notch and a second position not engaging the detent notch, the first detent override assembly comprising a lever pivotally attached to the table and contacting the body, and an actuator pivotally attached to the table and contacting the lever; and
a second detent override mechanism for maintaining the body in the second position without activating the actuator.