Patent ID: 7089978
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: B23Q,B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A router attachment system, comprising: a router including a router housing and a spindle, the spindle adapted to revolve relative to the housing about a vertical axis; a mounting adapter along an end face of the router housing, the mounting adapter including an annular mounting surface; a router attachment including an attachment housing with an annular attachment surface that mates with the annular mounting surface; wherein the router attachment is rotatable between a release position and an attach position, the router attachment being removable from the mounting adapter in the release position, the router attachment vertically engaging the mounting adapter in opposing directions along the axis in the attach position for vertical retention of the router attachment; a lock locking the router attachment and the mounting adapter in the attach position to prevent relative rotation therebetween, the lock subject to manual actuation to allow rotation between the router attachment and the mounting adapter for detachment of the router attachment from the mounting adapter; and wherein the lock comprises an actuator carried by the attachment housing, the actuator movable between a lock position and an unlock position, the mounting adapter including a stop surface engaging the actuator in the lock position to prevent relative rotation between the router attachment and the mounting adapter, the actuator being manually movable to the unlock position to cause disengagement between the actuator and the stop surface and thereby allow rotation toward the release position.