......DE......GB................................................................JDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1620000/01707329EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320070117EP06076432.120010810enenen224852 P20000811US2007011720070320061004200640B27C 5/10 20060101AFI20060823BHEP B25F 5/02 20060101ALI20060823BHEP B25H 3/00 20060101ALI20060823BHEP deHandfräsmaschineenRouterfrDéfonceuse portativeNONE01306860.6123876720010810MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION00731780MH/P05513PEP13135 West Lisbon RoadBrookfield Wisconsin 53005USMcDonald, RandyN68 W23866Sussex - WI 53809USBorchardt, Dale27366 Foxhaven DriveWind Lake - WI 53185USThorson, Troy1808 Murray AvenueWakesha - WI 53185USBerg, Christopher3009 North 78th StreetMilwaukee 53222 - WI 53222USHolly, Jeffrey SW 172 N8513 Shady LaneMenomonee Falls, WisconsinUSHessenberger, Jeffrey C.W3494 Davidson RoadNeosho - WI 53059USHolmes, Matthew Peteret al00077161MARKS & CLERK, Sussex House, 83-85 Mosley StreetManchester M2 3LGGBDEGB20070117200703

A router (20) including a base (24) for supporting the router on a work piece (W) surface, a motor housing (28) supported by the base (24), and a motor supported by the housing and operable to drive a tool element. The router also includes a hand grip (48) attachable to one of the base (24) and the housing (28). The hand grip (48) may be contoured to fit a hand of an operator and may be at least partially formed of an elastomeric material. The router (20) may also include a fixing assembly (92) for fixing the housing in a position relative to the base (24), the fixing assembly (92) including a clamping member for applying a clamping force to the housing (28) to fix the housing in a position relative to the base (24), and an actuator for moving the clamping member. The router may also include an adjustment mechanism (224) for adjusting the position of the housing (28) relative to the base (24), the adjustment mechanism (224) including a coarse adjustment assembly for making relatively large changes in the position of the housing (28), and a fine adjustment assembly for making relatively small changes to the position of the housing. The adjustment mechanism (224) may be operated when the router is supported in an inverted position below a work table. A router case having a removable molded base plate may be provided to support the router on a surface.