Patent ID: 8632285

Claim:
A router table clamp system for attaching a router, having base, to a router table, including an underside, wherein the system comprises: a first plate that is fixed with respect to the router table; a second plate that is configured to cooperate with said first plate to enable the router to be removably attached to the router table; a clamping mechanism configured and arranged to move said second plate with respect to said first plate between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein when said clamping mechanism is in said locked position, the router is securely attached to the router table, wherein said clamping mechanism includes a lever assembly configured and arranged to move said second plate in a locking direction and an unlocking direction, which directions are both generally coincident with a plane defined by said second plate, and further wherein said locking direction is opposite of said unlocking direction, wherein said second plate includes an inclined portion, said inclined portion configured to engage said first plate during movement of said second plate in said locking direction, said inclined portion deviating from horizontal and vertical with respect to said plane defined by said second plate.