Patent ID: 6419429
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B27C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A router comprising:a motor assembly having a motor housing aligned along a vertical axis forming a front, back, right, left, top and bottom side which define an interior cavity therein, and a motor oriented within the motor housing interior cavity which is provided with a rotary output shaft projecting from the motor housing bottom side, the output shaft supporting a tool holder on a free end thereof for accepting a router bit; a base, adjustably affixable to the motor assembly and various user selected positions, the base having a generally flat lower surface which is perpendicular to the motor assembly vertical axis; and a pair of elongate handles transversely spaced from and connected to opposite right and left sides of the motor housing by a pair of bridge members, wherein each of the elongate handles are generally ellipsoidal in shape in transverse side view with a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal length L, an upper large end having an effective diameter Z and a lower small end having an effective diameter Zâ€² where Z is at least 1.2 times Zâ€² and where L is between two and four times Zâ€², wherein the bridge members extend transversely and have an effective diameter D which is less than 0.7 Z, each bridge member being connected to the large end of the respective one of the elongate handles so that the upper surface of the bridge is recessed below the uppermost end of the elongate handle.