Jeremy A Lowder

US Patent:

20090145280, Jun 11, 2009

Filed:

Oct 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/261186

Inventors:

Brent L. Bucks - Lakewood Ranch FL, US
Jeremy A. Lowder - Shelbyville KY, US

Assignee:

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B27B 33/02
B23D 63/00

US Classification:

83835, 76112

Abstract:

A reciprocating saw blade has a body with two ends and two edges. The first end is a shanking end to secure the blade with a reciprocating saw. The second end is a plunging end to enter into a workpiece. The first edge has a plurality of teeth and gullets. A second edge opposes the first edge. The plurality of teeth has a first tooth immediately adjacent the plunging end. The first tooth is a full tooth and is also a raker or unset tooth. The first gullet adjacent the first tooth has a size at least 1.5 times the gullet size of the remainder of the plurality of gullets.