Patent ID: 7984563
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: B23Q

Abstract:
1. A device for determining the distance of a cutting tool, for instance a router bit, relative to a first reference surface or a second reference surface, the second reference surface extending essentially perpendicular to the first reference surface, the device comprising a central body, a pair of feet mounted to the central body, the feet being spaced apart so as to be able to accommodate between them the cutting tool, and a pointing element slidably arranged relative to the central body, wherein in a horizontal mode of operation when the feet are placed on or against the first reference surface, the pointing element may be moved relative to the central body to abut the cutting tool for determining the distance between the cutting tool and the first reference surface, wherein at least one of the feet is configured to set the height of the pointer element with respect to the second reference surface, wherein the at least one of the feet is rotatably mounted to the central body and is shaped so as to change the height of the pointer with respect to the second reference surface by rotation thereof.