US3236111A
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Jig saw
Assignee: Skil Corp
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Filing: 1961-01-06
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1981-01-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lennart V Naslund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:44
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23D; B23D49/00; B23D49/10; B23D49/16; B23D49/162; B23D49/165; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18056; Y10T74/18248; Y10T74/18256
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
IN A POWER OPERATED JIG SAW OF THE TYPE INCLUDING A HOUSING CONTAINING A MOTOR, AN ELONGATED VERTICALLY DISPOSED BLADE HOLDER HAVING A CROSS-HEAD SECURED TO THE UPPER END THEREOF AND BEING ADAPTED TO HAVE A SAW BLADE SECURED TO AND DEPENDING FROM THE LOWER END THEREOF, AND DRIVE MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE CROSS-HEAD FOR RECIPROCATING THE BLADE HOLDER AND AN ATTACHED BLADE IN A GENERALLY VERTICAL DIRECTION DURING OPERATION OF THE MOTOR, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES, A GENERALLY SPHERICAL GUIDE MEMBER HAVING A VERTICAL PASSAGE THROUGH WHICH THE PORTION OF SAID BLADE HOLDER INTERMEDIATE ITS UPPER AND LOWER ENDS IS RECIPROCAL, SAID SPHERICAL GUIDE MEMBER BEING MOUNTED IN A GENERALLY SPHERICAL BEARING SOCKET FORMED IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID HOUSING WHEREBY TO PERMIT FORWARD AND REARWARD ROCKING MOVEMENT OF THE GUIDE MEMBER ABOUT A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS DURING RECIPROCATION OF SAID BLADE HOLDER THERETHROUGH, A CONTROL SURFACE INDEPENDENT OF SAID DRIVE MEANS DISPOSED IMMEDIATELY FORWARD OF THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE CROSS-HEAD ABOVE SAID GUIDE MEMBER AND BEING INCLINED FORWARDLY IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRIVE MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY RETAINING THE CROSS-HEAD AGAINST SAID CONTROL SURFACE DURING RECIPROCATION THEREOF WHEREBY THE UPPER END OF SAID BLADE HOLDER IS PIVOTED FORWARDLY ABOUT THE HORIZONTAL AXIS OF SAID GUIDE MEMBER DURING ITS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
IN A POWER OPERATED JIG SAW OF THE TYPE INCLUDING A HOUSING CONTAINING A MOTOR, AN ELONGATED VERTICALLY DISPOSED BLADE HOLDER HAVING A CROSS-HEAD SECURED TO THE UPPER END THEREOF AND BEING ADAPTED TO HAVE A SAW BLADE SECURED TO AND DEPENDING FROM THE LOWER END THEREOF, AND DRIVE MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE CROSS-HEAD FOR RECIPROCATING THE BLADE HOLDER AND AN ATTACHED BLADE IN A GENERALLY VERTICAL DIRECTION DURING OPERATION OF THE MOTOR, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES, A GENERALLY SPHERICAL GUIDE MEMBER HAVING A VERTICAL PASSAGE THROUGH WHICH THE PORTION OF SAID BLADE HOLDER INTERMEDIATE ITS UPPER AND LOWER ENDS IS RECIPROCAL, SAID SPHERICAL GUIDE MEMBER BEING MOUNTED IN A GENERALLY SPHERICAL BEARING SOCKET FORMED IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID HOUSING WHEREBY TO PERMIT FORWARD AND REARWARD ROCKING MOVEMENT OF THE GUIDE MEMBER ABOUT A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS DURING RECIPROCATION OF SAID BLADE HOLDER THERETHROUGH, A CONTROL SURFACE INDEPENDENT OF SAID DRIVE MEANS DISPOSED IMMEDIATELY FORWARD OF THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE CROSS-HEAD ABOVE SAID GUIDE MEMBER AND BEING INCLINED FORWARDLY IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRIVE MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY RETAINING THE CROSS-HEAD AGAINST SAID CONTROL SURFACE DURING RECIPROCATION THEREOF WHEREBY THE UPPER END OF SAID BLADE HOLDER IS PIVOTED FORWARDLY ABOUT THE HORIZONTAL AXIS OF SAID GUIDE MEMBER DURING ITS
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