Patent ID: 7984734
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: B25H,B27C

Abstract:
1. A router table comprising: a table top; a bit mount configured to hold a router bit such that the router bit extends from the table top, the bit mount defining a bit axis; a drive train operably connected to the bit mount; and a drive coupling operably connected to the drive train, the drive coupling configured to engage a driven member, the drive coupling defining a drive axis that is not coaxial with the bit axis, wherein the drive coupling is configured to receive the driven member when the driven member is operably connected to an electric motor seated on the table top, wherein the drive coupling is configured to receive the driven member when the driven member is a drive bit connected to a portable router seated on the table top, and wherein the drive coupling is positioned under the table top and the table top includes a drive hole, the drive hole configured to receive the drive bit and allow the drive bit to connect the portable router seated on the table top to the drive coupling positioned under the table top.