Patent ID: 7556070

Claim:
A router comprising: a base having a base plate, the base plate defining an adjustment aperture; a motor housing movable relative to the base along an axis; an adjustment shaft positioned substantially parallel to the axis and rotatable to move the housing relative to the base, the adjustment shaft having a first end proximate the base plate and a second end, the first end of the adjustment shaft being housed in the adjustment aperture, and the adjustment shaft and adjustment aperture arranged to allow insertion of an adjustment tool through the adjustment aperture to engage the first end of the adjustment shaft to allow an operator to rotate the adjustment shaft; a thread-engaging member movable between a first position, in which the thread-engaging member is engaged with a threaded portion of the adjustment shaft, and a second position, in which the thread-engaging member is disengaged from the threaded portion of the adjustment shaft; and an actuator coupled to the second end of the adjustment shaft and rotatable relative to the housing by an operator without use of the adjustment tool to manually rotate the adjustment shaft to cause upward and downward adjusting movement of the motor housing with respect to the base plate when the thread-engaging member is in the first position.