Apparatus for adjustably positioning a power tool over a work surface
US6880595B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/307672
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A radial overarm router includes a machine base with a work surface, a vertical column, a bearing housing, a slide assembly, and a carriage subassembly. The bearing housing is mounted to, and may rotate about, the vertical column. The slide assembly mounts to the bearing housing and in combination with the bearing housing, the slide assembly has transnational and rotational motion relative to the column. The slide assembly includes a carriage subassembly that houses a router. The carriage subassembly is configured to allow pivotal and vertical or plunge type motion of the router. The carriage subassembly further provides for transverse movement of the router. Locking knobs and adjustable limit stops are provided for all directions of movement. All of these motions may be fixed by the locking knobs to use the router in a stationary position; or any combination of the motions may be employed to perform a variety of routing and shaping operations including rabbets, dados, stopped grooving and slots, pockets, mortises, tenons, and curved moldings.
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