Split ring lever clamping arrangement
US5181813A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/306608
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable electric router having a depth of cut adjustment mechanism including an adjustment ring which engages a screw thread on the motor housing and rotationally engages the router base. The adjustment ring is formed as a split ring with radially directed projections adjacent opposite sides of the split. One of the projections is formed with a camming surface and a clamp lever is provided with a camming surface slidably engaging the projection camming surface. The projection with the camming surface is captured between the other projection and the clamp lever so that rotation of the clamp lever in a first direction forces the projections toward each other to clamp the adjustment ring to the motor housing and the base and rotation of the clamp lever in a second direction allows the projections to separate to release the adjustment ring.
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