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US 4,685,496 AGranted
Accessory tool for hand routers
OwnerLester R. Livickinventor
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Abstract
A woodworking router accessory tool having a rectangular router base member having rollers in the bottomfor easy rolling against a straight edge for linear cutting. An adjustable length radius bar attaches to the base member for circle cutting, and longitunal straight frame member that closely retains the base member and its attached router for safe, long, precision routing. In addition, a short rectangular frame to which the base member may be attached permits both very short radius cuts and a guide fence.
Claims11
An accessory tool for electrical hand routers comprising:
- a rectangular base unit having first parallel side edges, second parallel side edges, a bottom surface and a top surface, said top surface having therein a recess for receiving the base of an electrical hand router and an opening in said recess and extending through said base unit for receiving a router spindle and cutting member;
- a plurality of rotatable wheels, one of said plurality being mounted adjacent each corner of said rectangular base unit, each of said wheels being mounted on an axis parallel with first parallel side edges of said base unit and having rolling surfaces extending below said base unit bottom surface;
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- a plurality of discharge slots formed in said base unit between the router spindle opening and the exterior of said base unit for the discharge of dust and shavings generated by the router in a direction away from any of said rotatable wheels.
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