Plunge router

- Porter-Cable Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a plunge router according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of a plunge router according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a back view of a plunge router according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of a plunge router according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates another side view of a plunge router according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 illustrates a top view of a plunge router according to the present invention; and,

FIG. 7 illustrates a bottom view of a plunge router according to the present invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D416460
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 16, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 16, 1999
Assignee: Porter-Cable Corporation (Jackson, TN)
Inventors: Donald R. Bosten (Jackson, TN), James T. Stolzer (Milan, TN), Randy G. Cooper (Milan, TN), Waymon L. McNeal, Jr. (Jackson, TN), Mark A. Etter (Jackson, TN)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 0/96,603
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/67; D8/61
International Classification: 0805;