Adjustable routing template

An adjustable routing template for use in guiding a cutting tool, such as router, for the routing of grooves, recesses, ledges, steps and the like in a work piece, such as a cabinet door, the template comprising, in combination:

• a plurality of substantially identically constructed longitudinally elongated rigid bar members;
• a plurality of substantially identically constructed longitudinally elongated rigid connecting link members;
• there being at least one connecting link member for each bar member;
• a plurality of block members, there being at least one block member for each one of said bar members, each block member being detachably held between adjacent bar members in a position adjacent the associated link member;
• means connecting each of said link members to their associated bar member;
• means adjustably connecting each of said link members to an associated adjacent one of said bar members for adjustably slidably interconnecting each link member to the associated adjacent bar member to permit longitudinal adjustment of the bar member with respect to the link member;
• each of said bar members comprising, in combination:
• a flat horizontal top surface;
• a flat horizontal bottom surface;
• a flat vertically extending foot end;
• a flat vertically extending inside edge;
• a flat vertically extending front end extending outwardly and rearwardly from the inside flat edge;
• a flat outer edge having one end joined to the front end and extending rearwardly therefrom parallel to said inside edge;
• a further outer edge extending forwardly from said foot end parallel to said inside edge;
• a tapered shoulder outside edge interconnecting said first and said second mentioned outer edges;
• an adjustment slot extending longitudinally through said top surface terminating inwardly of said foot end and said front end thereof and in communication with said flat bottom surface;
• a longitudinally extending channel disposed in said inside flat edge and extending completely between the foot end and the front end thereof;
• a flat tongue member extending along said front end and projecting horizontally outwardly therefrom;
• a pair of transversely spaced apart longitudinally extending parallelly disposed guide rails affixed to said top surface and extending parallel to said inside flat edge, said guide rail disposed on said flat top surface on the opposite side of said adjustment slot from said inside flat edge;
• and
• an opening disposed intermediate said guide rails extending through said top and bottom surfaces.