Patent ID: 7578325

Claim:
A plunge router comprising: a base structure having a pair of spaced vertical guide posts along which a housing is vertically moveable; a housing containing a motor for driving an output shaft to which a bit holding mechanism is capable of being attached, a plunge locking mechanism for holding said housing at a particular vertical position along said guide posts; a depth control mechanism for establishing a when said housing is vertically moved toward said base structure, said mechanism comprising; an elongated support member attached to said base structure; a vertically oriented elongated indicator having an upper end and a lower end, said indicator being operatively connected to said support member and being vertically adjustable relative to said support member; a locking device on said support member configured to be loosened to permit vertical adjustment of said indicator relative to said support member and tightened to lock said indicator at a vertical position; and, an indicator surface located on said housing positioned to contact said indicator when said housing is lowered into contact with said indicator.