Portable electric router
US5265657A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2013 |
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 housing supporting within it a motor on whose shaft is fixed a chuck for fixing in place a rotary cutting bit. A base is provided for fixing an axial position of the housing. A guide plate having a guide surface in contact with the workpiece is fixed to the base for guiding the rotary cutting bit over the workpiece. Further, a radially protruding handle is fixed to the base for slidingly moving the guide plate. The guide plate has an extension section extending immediately below the handle and whose bottom surface is flush with the guide surface. Alternatively, a bottom surface of the handle is flush with the guide surface.
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