Router mounting table
AssigneeVerle L. Rice
InventorsVerle L. Rice, Steve H. Wall
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Abstract
A table for mounting a router in order to facilitate accuracy in a variety of routing operations. The table is supported on vertical screws extending from a mounting base. A manually operated chain and sprocket system threads the screws up and down in unison to raise and lower the table. The router is carried on a mounting plate which is hinged to the base frame so that its tilt angle is adjustable relative to the horizontal table surface. The ability of the router mounting plate to tilt allows the accurate cutting of dovetails and other joints in corners which are mitered at various angles.
Claims18
A mounting arrangement for a router having a power driven router bit, said mounting arrangement comprising:
- a frame;
- a table presenting a substantially flat work surface;
- a plurality of generally vertical screws each having a top end coupled with said table at a location below said work surface;
- a drive member for each screw, said drive members being mounted on the frame for rotation and having threaded connections with the respective screws to effect up and down movement of the table when the drive members are rotated in opposite directions;
- means for rotating said drive members in unison to effect vertical adjustment of the table;
- a router mounting plate having a substantially flat guide surface;
- means for mounting said plate on said frame at a location adjacent said table wherein said work surface and guide surface cooperate to permit sliding of a workpiece along said work surface and guide surface;
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- means for rigidly mounting the router on said mounting plate with the router bit projecting from said guide surface.
A mounting arrangement for a router having a power driven router bit, said mounting arrangement comprising:
- a frame;
- a table presenting a substantially flat work surface;
- means for mounting said table on the frame in a manner permitting selective vertical movement of the table, said mounting means being arranged to maintain said work surface in a substantially horizontal orientation as the table is adjusted vertically;
- a router mounting plate having a substantially flat guide surface;
- hinge means coupling said plate with said frame and establishing a generally horizontal hinge axis about which said mounting plate is pivotal between a vertical position wherein said guide surface is substantially perpendicular to said work surface and a horizontal position wherein said guide surface has a substantially horizontal orientation whereby said surfaces cooperate to accommodate sliding of a work piece along the surfaces;
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- means for rigidly mounting the router on said mounting plate with the router bit projecting from said guide surface.
A mounting arrangement for a router having a router bit driven about a rotational axis, said mounting arrangement comprising:
- a frame;
- a table presenting a substantially flat work surface;
- means for mounting said table on said frame in a manner to maintain said work surface in a substantially horizontal orientation;
- a router mounting plate having a substantially flat guide surface;
- hinge means for mounting said plate on said frame at a location adjacent said table and in a manner permitting said plate to pivot about a substantially horizontal hinge axis between a vertical position wherein said guide surface is generally perpendicular to said work surface and a horizontal position wherein said guide surface is substantially parallel to said work surface;
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- means for rigidly mounting the router on said mounting plate with the router bit projecting from said guide surface and the rotational axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the guide surface.
A mounting arrangement for a router having a power driven router bit, said mounting arrangement comprising:
- a frame;
- a table presenting a substantially flat work surface;
- a plurality of drive members supported for rotation on the frame;
- a plurality of generally vertical screws for mounting the table on the frame for adjustable up and down movement, each screw being coupled with said table and each screw having a threaded connection with a corresponding one of the drive members to move the table up and down upon rotation of said drive members in opposite directions;
- means for effecting rotation of all of said drive members in unison to adjust the table vertically while maintaining said work surface in a generally horizontal orientation at all positions of the table;
- a router mounting plate having a substantially flat guide surface and a bit opening for receiving the router bit;
- hinge means for mounting said plate on said frame for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal hinge axis between a vertical position wherein said guide surface occupies a substantially vertical plane adjacent one edge of the table and a horizontal position wherein said guide surface occupies a substantially horizontal plane;
- releaseable means for rigidly maintaining said router mounting plate in selected positions between said vertical and horizontal positions to permit a workpiece to slide along the work and guide surfaces;
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- means for mounting the router on said mounting plate with the router bit projecting through said bit opening and beyond said guide surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.