Router chip guard

A chip guard for a hand held power router comprising:

• a. a router base having a bottom work contacting surface
• b. a chip deflector re-positionable via a fixed pivot point relative to said bottom work contacting surface of said router base
• c. said chip deflector movably positionable via said fixed pivot point to a shielding location below said bottom work contacting surface of said router base thereby enabling said chip deflector to deflect cutting debris away from an operator
• d. said chip deflector movably positionable via said fixed pivot point to a non-shielding location at least flush with said bottom work contacting surface of said router base so that no portion of said chip deflector protrudes beyond said bottom work contacting surface of said router base,
• and
• e. means for pivotally connecting said chip deflector to a side of said router base,
• whereby enabling repositioning of said chip deflector to and from said shielding location and said non-shielding location.

A chip guard for a hand held power router comprising:

• a. a router sub-base having a bottom work contacting surface
• b. a chip deflector re-positionable via a fixed pivot point relative to said bottom work contacting surface of said router sub-base
• c. said chip deflector movably positionable via said fixed pivot point to a shielding location below said bottom work contacting surface of said router sub-base thereby enabling said chip deflector to deflect cutting debris away from an operator
• d. said chip deflector movably positionable via said fixed pivot point to a non-shielding location at least flush with said bottom work contacting surface of said router sub-base so that no portion of said chip deflector protrudes beyond said bottom work contacting surface of said router sub-base,
• and
• e. means for pivotally connecting said chip deflector to a side of said router sub-base, whereby enabling repositioning of said chip deflector to and from said shielding location and said non-shielding location.

A chip guard for a hand held power router comprising:

• a. a router base
• b. said router base having a sub-base
• c. said sub-base having a bottom work contacting surface
• d. a chip deflector re-positionable via a fixed pivot point relative to said bottom work contacting surface of said router sub-base
• e. said chip deflector movably positionable via said fixed pivot point to a shielding location below said bottom work contacting surface of said router sub-base thereby enabling said chip deflector to deflect cutting debris away from an operator
• f. said chip deflector movably positionable via said fixed pivot point to a non-shielding location at least flush with said bottom work contacting surface of said router sub-base so that no portion of said chip deflector protrudes beyond said bottom work contacting surface of said router sub-base,
• and
• g. means for pivotally connecting said chip deflector to a side of said router base,
• whereby enabling repositioning of said chip deflector to and from said shielding location and said non-shielding location.