Patent ID: 6568887
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: B23C,B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
A plunge base router having a motor to rotate a bit;a base; a housing encasing the motor and being movable relative to the base on at least one guide post for adjustment of a cutting depth of the bit; a return spring providing a spring force between the base and the housing and biasing the housing away from the base; a rod mounted on the housing and being axially movable relative to the housing, the rod also being fixable in a least one axial position relative to the housing; the rod further including a first and a second end defining a groove; and a rotatable depth lock mounted on the base and having a protrusion adapted for engaging the groove on the second end of the rod and locking the rod to the base, the depth lock being rotatable between a first position in which the protrusion engages the groove on the second end of the rod and locks the rod to the base and a second position in which the protrusion does not engage the groove in order to allow axial movement of the rod.