Patent ID: 7434604

Claim:
A guide assembly for use with a template and a router, the template having a guide surface and the router having a base with a base plate and a router bit, the guide assembly comprising: a mounting ring defining a bore and comprising a mounting ring tab, the mounting ring adapted to releasably attach to the router base so that the router bit may extend through the bore; a first template guide releasably attachable to the mounting ring, the first template guide comprising: an upper portion adapted for insertion into the bore of the mounting ring, and a lower portion having an outside diameter and being adapted to contact a guide surface of the template to guide the router bit along a path corresponding to the template guide surface, the lower portion extending below a bottom surface of the router base; and a lock ring adapted to engage the mounting ring, the lock ring comprising a lock ring tab, wherein the mounting ring tab is adapted to engage the lock ring tab to interlock the mounting ring and lock ring, and wherein the template guide is adapted to detach from the mounting ring without detaching the mounting ring from the router base.