Router carriage attachment

A carriage and table unit tool accessory for use with a portable router or routers to provide a portable carriage for the use of said router or routers with more stability in portable use wherein the router or routers are infed relative to a stationary workpiece and for converting said portable router or routers for use in a router table unit wherein the workpiece is infed relative to the stationary table, said carriage and table unit tool accessory comprising:

• an elongated rigid generally rectangular frame element having a bottom major guide side defining a generally planar guide surface for contact with a workpiece and a top side opposite said major guide side and opposite elongated parallel edge sides which form rails spaced sufficiently to accommodate therebetween the base of said router or routers,
• means defining a plurality of openings through said top side and joining said bottom major guide side surface, said openings being generally centrally spaced between said elongated parallel edge sides, said openings receiving for extension therethrough the cutting elements of said portable router or routers,
• attachment means adjacent each of said openings allowing the secure attachment of the base of said portable router or routers to said top side,
• and means in said top side defining receptacle locations for a plurality of legs having a length sufficient to suspend the carriage over a suitable surface with said portable router or routers inverted and depending therefrom thereby allowing use of the portable router or routers as a table unit.