Appeal 2007-0703
Application 11/044,945
1 Appellants claim a miter saw with a bevel stop mechanism for determining
2 the lateral position of the saw assembly at a plurality of pivoted positions. The
3 bevel stop mechanism comprises a movable rod and first, second, and third fixed
4 stop members. The first, second, and third fixed stop members provide a first and
5 second range of pivoted positions which positions partially coincide.
6 Claim 1, reproduced below, is further illustrative of the claimed subject
7 matter.
8 1. A miter saw comprising:
9 a table on which a workpiece is placed;
10 a saw assembly supporting a saw blade and having a motor for
11 rotatably driving the saw blade;
12 a housing pivotally supporting the saw assembly related to the table in
13 such a manner that the saw assembly is at least laterally pivotable; and
14 a bevel stop mechanism for selectively determining the lateral
15 position of the saw assembly at any of a plurality of pivoted positions, the
16 bevel stop mechanism comprising a movable rod and first, second and third
17 fixed stop members,
18 wherein the rod is movable between a first position where the rod can
19 contact the first and second fixed stop members, but not the third fixed stop
20 member, defining a first range of pivoted positions, and a second position
21 where the rod can contact the first and third fixed stop member, but not the
22 second fixed stop member, defining a second range of pivoted positions,
23 wherein the first and second range of pivoted positions partially coincide.
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25 The reference of record relied upon by the Examiner as evidence of
26 anticipation is:
27 Stumpf US 5,907,987 Jun. 1, 1999
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29 Claims 1-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by
30 Stumpf.
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