Power equipment with quick release anti-kickback device

摘要

A power equipment in one embodiment includes a riving knife with a circular mounting hole opening to an outer surface of the riving knife through a throat, the throat having a minimum diameter that is less than a minimum diameter of the mounting hole, and an anti-kickback assembly including a generally cylindrical grooved shaft having a first diameter larger than a minimum diameter of the throat and a second diameter smaller than the minimum diameter of the throat, and an actuating arm operably connected to the grooved shaft and configured to rotate the grooved shaft from a first position whereat the second diameter is aligned with the throat and a second position whereat the second diameter is not aligned with the throat.

主权项

1. Power equipment, comprising:
a riving knife including a circular mounting hole and an opening to an outer surface of the riving knife through a throat, the throat having a minimum diameter that is less than a minimum diameter of the mounting hole; an anti-kickback assembly including
a generally cylindrical grooved shaft having a grooved portion with a first diameter larger than the minimum diameter of the throat and a second diameter smaller than the minimum diameter of the throat, andan actuating arm operably connected to the grooved shaft and configured to rotate the grooved shaft from a first position whereat the second diameter is aligned with the throat opening and a second position whereat the second diameter is not aligned with the throat; a body portion including a release hole; and a release pin slidable within the release hole and operably connected to the actuating arm such that movement of the release pin causes rotation of the grooved shaft.