ROUTER
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1. A router, comprising:
- a housing;
a motor assembly disposed within the housing, the motor assembly comprising a driven shaft having a cavity on a first end of the driven shaft;
a collet that is configured to mate into the cavity of the driven shaft, the collet being configured to grip a shank of a router bit; and
a gear mechanism that is configured to couple and decouple from a second end of the driven shaft such that a rotation of the gear mechanism when the gear mechanism is coupled to the second end of the driven shaft causes at least one of tightening and loosening of the collet.
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Abstract
A router includes a housing and a motor assembly disposed within the housing. The motor assembly includes a driven shaft having a cavity on a first end of the driven shaft. The router includes a collet that is configured to mate into the cavity of the driven shaft with the collet being configured to grip a shank of a router bit. The router includes a gear mechanism that is configured to couple and decouple from a second end of the driven shaft such that a rotation of the gear mechanism when the gear mechanism is coupled to the second end of the driven shaft causes at least one of tightening and loosening of the collet.
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16 Claims
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1. A router, comprising:
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a housing; a motor assembly disposed within the housing, the motor assembly comprising a driven shaft having a cavity on a first end of the driven shaft; a collet that is configured to mate into the cavity of the driven shaft, the collet being configured to grip a shank of a router bit; and a gear mechanism that is configured to couple and decouple from a second end of the driven shaft such that a rotation of the gear mechanism when the gear mechanism is coupled to the second end of the driven shaft causes at least one of tightening and loosening of the collet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A router, comprising:
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a housing; a motor assembly disposed within the housing, the motor assembly comprising a driven shaft having a cavity on a first end of the driven shaft, wherein a portion of the first end of the driven shaft comprises external threads; a collet that is configured to mate into the cavity of the driven shaft, the collet being configured to grip a shank of a router bit; a nut having an axial bore with internal threads for cooperating with the external threads on the first end of the driven shaft; and a locking mechanism that is configured to engage the nut to prevent rotation of the nut such that a rotation of a second end of the driven shaft when the locking mechanism is engaged causes at least one of tightening and loosening of the collet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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