Patent ID: 7677280

Claim:
A router comprising: a base for supporting the router on a work piece surface, the base defining a cavity therein; a motor housing supported by the base and at least partially positioned in the cavity of the base, the motor housing being movable within the cavity relative to the base; a motor supported by the motor housing and operable to drive a tool element about an axis; a clamping member supported by at least one of the base and the motor housing, the clamping member operable to apply a force to the base to reduce size of the cavity and fix the housing in a position relative to the base; and a hand grip forming at least a portion of one of the base and the housing and being contoured to fit a hand of an operator, the one of the base and the housing including a wall including a portion extending at least partially about the axis, the hand grip being on at least the portion of the wall of the one of the base and the housing and extending at least partially about the axis, the at least a portion of the wall of the one of the base and the housing being grasped through the hand grip by the operator when the operator grasps the hand grip to control movement of the router on the work piece surface.