DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Election/Restrictions Applicant’s election without traverse of Group I (drawn to a “power tool”), and the first species (species (i), a first species of power tool shown in Figures 1-7b, in which the power tool is a router) in the reply filed on October 21, 2025 is acknowledged. Claims 17-18 are withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention and/or species, there being no allowable generic or linking claim. Election was made without traverse in the reply filed on October 21, 2025. Information Disclosure Statement The information disclosure statement (IDS) filed January 25, 2023 fails to comply with 37 CFR 1.98(a)(2), which requires a legible copy of each cited foreign patent document; each non-patent literature publication or that portion which caused it to be listed; and all other information or that portion which caused it to be listed. In particular, no copy of EP 2307175 B1 was provided by Applicant. While it is noted that a copy of WO 2010/012522 was provided, it is noted that WO 2010/012522 was not actually cited on the IDS filed 1/25/2023. Thus, the citation of EP 2307175 B1 has been lined through and that reference has not been considered. It is, however, noted that U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0190936 to Koeder et al. has been cited on the PTO-892 (Notice of References Cited) accompanying this Office Action, and that U.S. ‘936 appears to be in the same patent family as EP 2307175 B1. It is additionally noted that the IDS filed 1/25/2023 cites EP 2752278 B1, published 11/20/2019. However, what Applicant actually provided was a copy of EP 2752278 A1, published 7/9/2014. The A1 version of the reference is what has been considered by the Examiner (since that is what was submitted), and the IDS has been annotated to reflect that. The information disclosure statement (IDS) filed January 25, 2023 fails to comply with 37 CFR 1.98(a)(2), which requires a legible copy of each cited foreign patent document; each non-patent literature publication or that portion which caused it to be listed; and all other information or that portion which caused it to be listed. In particular, no copy of EP 1708856 B was provided by Applicant. While it is noted that a copy of WO 20 05/072922 was provided, it is noted that WO 20 05/072922 was not actually cited on the IDS filed 1/25/2023. Thus, the citation of EP 1708856 B has been lined through and that reference has not been considered. It is, however, noted that U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20 05/0155232 to Bocka et al. has been cited on the PTO-892 (Notice of References Cited) accompanying this Office Action, and that U.S. ‘ 232 appears to be in the same patent family as EP 1708856 B. Applicant is advised that the date of any re-submission of any item of information contained in this information disclosure statement or the submission of any missing element(s) will be the date of submission for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements based on the time of filing the statement, including all certification requirements for statements under 37 CFR 1.97(e). See MPEP § 609.05(a). Specification The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities: in paragraph [0047] of the present specification, it appears that “locking bolt 200” should be changed to –locking bolt 300—to be consistent with the rest of the specification and with the drawings. Appropriate correction is required. Drawings The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims. Therefore, the following must be shown or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s): the “motor assembly” of claim 1 ; the “motor” of claim 1 ; the “plunge saw” of claim 16 (and it is noted that such plunge saw is claimed as having the limitations of claim 1 ) ; the “drill” of claim 16 (and it is noted that such drill is claimed as having the limitations of claim 1 ) ; the “multitool” of claim 16 (and it is noted that such multitool is claimed as having the limitations of claim 1 ) ; and the “oscillating tool” of claim 16 (and it is noted that such oscillating tool is claimed as having the limitations of claim 1 ) . No new matter should be entered. Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b ) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the appl icant regards as his invention. Claims 1-16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. There are plural positively recited limitations that lack sufficient antecedent bases in the claims. Examples of this are: “the motor” in claim 1 (no “motor” previously expressly recited, and it is not inherent that such is intended to reference a motor of the previously-recited “motor assembly”, nor is it inherent that a given motor assembly has only one motor to constitute “the” motor); and “the distance” in claim 1 ¸ lines 8-9 (no such distance was previously expressly recited, nor is it inherent that there is only a single such distance) . This is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of such occurrences. Applicant is required to review the claims and correct any other such occurrences of limitations lacking sufficient antecedent basis. In claim 1 , lines 6-10, the claim recites “ a plunge locking lever mounted to the housing moveable between a locked position wherein the at least one guide post is fixed with respect to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the at least one guide post is slidable with respect to the housing thereby adjusting the distance between the base and the housing wherein the plunge locking lever is biased to the locked position ”. However, firstly, it is unclear as claimed what is being set forth as “moveable between a locked position…”, i.e., the plunge locking lever, or the housing. In the event that such is intended to indicate that the plunge locking lever is so movable, Applicant may wish to consider adding the word “and” between “a plunge locking lever mounted to the housing” and “moveable between…”. Additionally, in claim 1 , lines 6-10, it is unclear as claimed with what “and an unlocked position…” is intended to go, i.e., “fixed with respect to…”, or “movable between…”. Also in claim 1 ¸ lines 6-10, and particularly lines 9-10, it is unclear as set forth in the claim with what “wherein the plunge locking lever is biased to the locked position” is intended to go . Noting the lack of punctuation in lines 6-10, it is unclear as claimed whether this is intended to merely be an additional statement, as in, in general, the plunge locking lever is biased to the locked position, or whether this statement is instead intended to reference one or both of the two claimed positions recited in lines 6-10 (i.e., the locked position and/or the unlocked position), and if such is intended to reference one or both of the two claimed positions, it is unclear which position or positions are intended to be referenced. In the event that the such is in keeping with Applicant’s intent for claim 1 , lines 6-10 , Applicant may wish to consider replacing the language from lines 6-10 with language such as –a plunge locking lever mounted to the housing and movable between: (i) a locked position in which the at least one guide post is fixed with respect to the housing, and (ii) an unlocked position in which the at least one guide post is slidable with respect to the housing to thereby adjust a distance between the base and the housing; wherein the plunge locking lever is biased towards the locked position; and-- . In claim 1 , line 11, the claim recites “a catch mechanism arranged to engage the plunge locking lever in the unlocked position”. However, particularly noting that the disclosed catch mechanism (310) includes first (hook 322, which includes camming outer surface 324 and a first retaining surface 326; see Figures 3 and 5, as well as paragraphs 0063-0064 ) and second (400, which includes second retaining surface 402; see Figures 4-5, as well as paragraphs 0063-0064 ) parts, including a part (400/402 for the elected species of Figures 1-7; 322 for the not-shown species described in paragraph 0065 in which the hook 322 is mounted on the plunge locking lever 200, for example) that is integral with or mounted on the plunge locking lever (200), it is unclear how or in what regard the catch mechanism (310) can be considered to “engage the plunge locking lever” (200), i.e., it is unclear how or in what regard the overall “catch mechanism” (310) can be considered to engage itself (again, given that, as disclosed, a portion of the catch mechanism is integral with or mounted on the plunge locking lever). Additionally, in claim 1 , line 11, in the limitation “a catch mechanism arranged to engage the plunge locking lever in the unlocked position” , it is unclear as claimed what is being set forth as being or occurring “in the unlocked position”, e.g., the catch mechanism, or the plunge locking lever. In the event that such is in keeping with Applicant’s intent, Applicant may wish to add language such as –when the plunge locking lever is—between “plunge locking lever” and “in the unlocked position”. In claim 1 , last two lines, the claim recites “ wherein the catch mechanism is mechanically coupled to a release lever arranged to disengage the catch mechanism and release the plunge locking lever from the unlocked position ”. However, it is unclear as claimed what is being set forth as “and release the plunge locking lever from the unlocked position”, i.e., the disengagement of the catch mechanism, or the release lever. Note that the latter would not necessarily require the disengagement (specifically) of the catch mechanism to release the plunge locking lever from the unlocked position (as long as the release lever acted in some way to do so), whereas the former would require, specifically, that the disengagement of the catch mechanism (caused by the release lever) serves to release the plunge locking lever from the unlocked position. In claim 2 , the claim recites “ wherein the plunge locking lever is moveable to a manually held unlocked position between the locked position and the unlocked position ” . However, it is unclear as claimed whether “between the locked position and the unlocked position” is intended to reference a time period of a method/functional limitation, as in the plunge locking lever is moveable to a manually held unlocked position at a time that is between: (i) a time when the plunge locking lever is in the locked position and (ii) a time when the plunge locking lever is in the unlocked position, or whether “between the locked position and the unlocked position” is instead intended to refer to a positional location, as in the plunge locking lever is movable to a manually held unlocked position that is located between: (i) a location of the plunge locking lever when the plunge locking lever is in the locked position and (ii) a location of the plunge locking lever when the plunge locking lever is in the unlocked position. In claim 3 , the claim recites “ wherein the catch mechanism comprises a first part mounted on the release lever engageable with a second part mounted on the plunge locking lever ” . However, it is unclear as claimed what is being set forth as “engageable with a second part…”, i.e., the release lever, or the first part. In the event that such is in keeping with Applicant’s intent, Applicant may wish to consider language such as –wherein the catch mechanism comprises a first part, wherein the first part is mounted on the release lever and is engageable with a second part that is mounted on the plunge locking lever--. In claim 8 , the claim sets forth that “the rod is threaded through a spring arranged to bias the plunge locking lever”. However, it is unclear as claimed (noting that the shown “rod” is disclosed as a “locking bolt ” 300) whether the claim intends to require that the rod is “threaded through” the spring (302) in the sense of “threading a needle” merely requires a thread to be passed through the eye/hole of the needle, or whether the claim instead intends to require that the threads of the rod/bolt (300) are threaded through (i.e., corresponding threads of) the spring (302) that biases the plunge locking lever (200). In claim 11 , the claim recites “ wherein at least a portion of the release lever extends adjacent to the plunge locking lever when the plunge locking lever is engaged in the unlocked position ” . However, it is unclear as claimed what is meant by “when the plunge locking lever is engaged in the unlocked position”, i.e., it is unclear as claimed in what the plunge locking lever is engaged when the plunge locking lever is in the unlocked position. In the event that such is in keeping with Applicant’s intent, Applicant may wish to delete “engaged in” from this limitation. In claim 13 , the claim recites “ wherein the rotatable inner surface engages the outer surface the plunge locking lever in the locked position and urges the release lever into the second position ” . However, it appears that this limitation is missing some verbiage. For example, it is unclear whether the claim intends to recite “wherein the rotatable inner surface engages the outer surface” (, and) “the plunge locking lever” (is) “in the locked position…”, or whether the claim intends to recite “wherein the rotatable inner surface engages the outer surface” (when) “the plunge locking lever” (is) “in the locked position and…”. Additionally, it is unclear as claimed what the plunge lever in the locked position is intended to be set forth as doing. It is also noted that it is unclear as claimed what is being set forth as urging the release lever into the second position. The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a): (a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention. The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112: The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention. Claim 8 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. In claim 8 , the claim sets forth that “the rod is threaded through a spring arranged to bias the plunge locking lever”. However, as noted in a separate rejection of the claim under 35 USC 112(b) set forth hereinabove, it is unclear as claimed (noting that the shown “rod” is disclosed as a “locking bolt ” 300) whether the claim intends to require that the rod is “threaded through” the spring (302) in the sense of “threading a needle” merely requires a thread to be passed through the eye/hole of the needle, or whether the claim instead intends to require that the threads of the rod/bolt (300) are threaded through (i.e., corresponding threads of) the spring (302) that biases the plunge locking lever (200). That said, it is noted that as disclosed, the torsion spring (302) is “wound around” the locking bolt (300) (see Figure 3 and paragraph 0050, for example), but the disclosure does not appear to disclose, in a manner so as to demonstrate possession thereof, that the threads of the rod/bolt (300) are threaded through (i.e., corresponding threads of) the spring (302). Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action: A person shall be entitled to a patent unless – (a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale , or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. Claims 1 - 1 6 , as best understood in view of the above rejections based on 35 USC 112, are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by U.S. Pat. No. 6,488,455 to Staebler et al. (hereinafter, “Staebler”) . Staebler teaches a power tool (10; see Figure 1 and col. 5, lines 43-59, for example) comprising: a housing (22) (see Fig. 1 and col. 5, lines 43-59, for example) ; a motor assembly arranged to rotate a cutting tool, the motor being mounted in the housing (22) (see Figure 1 and col. 5, lines 43-59, which teaches that a motor is encased by the housing, which motor is utilized to rotate an assembly 20 that is used for holding a router bit) ; at least one guide post (32, 32) slidably mounted to the housing (22) (see Figure 1 and col. 5, lines 43-59) ; a base (30) fixed to the at least one guide post (32) (see Figure 1 and col. 5, lines 43-59) ; a plunge locking lever (176 , which is part of the post lock mechanism 14 ) (at least ultimately) mounted to the housing (22) moveable between a locked position (shown in Figure 11, in which locking position of lever 176 the end 170 of screw 172 is in engagement with guide post 32) wherein the at least one guide post (32) is fixed with respect to the housing (22) and an unlocked position (shown in Figure 12, in which unlocked position of lever 176, the end 170 of screw 172 has been moved away from guide post 32) wherein the at least one guide post (32) is slidable with respect to the housing (22) thereby adjusting the distance between the base (30) and the housing (22) (see Figures 1-2, 11-13 and 20-21, as well as at least col. 9, line 44 through col. 10, line 53, and particularly col. 9, lines 45-64) wherein the plunge locking lever (176) is biased (via spring 182) to the (aforedescribed) locked position (see col. 9, line 65 through col. 10, line 1, as well as at least Figures 11-13 and 20-21, for example, and particularly Figures 20-21) ; and a catch mechanism (196 of 184 , plus 198 of 22, plus 197 of 176 , or alternatively, 196 of 184, plus 198 of 22, plus 197 of 176 , plus the negative space “RG”, labeled below, formed in the corner area between 197 and the body of 176 ) “ arranged to engage the plunge locking lever ” (as such is best understood, given the above issues discussed with respect to 35 USC 112) (176) in the unlocked position (see Figures 20-21 and 11-13, as well as col. 10, lines 8-20, noting that when 196 of the “catch mechanism” is brought into engagement with 197 of the plunge locking lever 176, the plunge locking lever 176 can be rotated and thus, the plunge locking lever is capable of being in a non-locking or “unlocked” position at a point in time in which the catch mechanism, such as portion 196 thereof, engages the plunge locking lever 176; additionally/alternatively, attention is also directed to col. 10, lines 20-27, noting that when latch 184 has been depressed as shown in Figure 21 such that 196 of 184 is in contact with 198, and 176 is in the open/released/unlocked position as described col. 10, lines 20-27, the catch mechanism still engages “the plunge locking lever in the unlocked position” noting that portion 197 of the catch mechanism is part of the plunge locking lever 176 ) ; wherein the catch mechanism (196+198+197) is mechanically coupled to a release lever (184) arranged to disengage the catch mechanism and release the plunge locking lever (176) from the unlocked position. See Figures 11-13 and 20-21, as well as col. 10, lines 8-53, for example. Regarding claim 2 , the plunge locking lever (176) is moveable to a manually held unlocked position “ between ” the (aforedescribed) locked position (Fig. 11) and the (aforedescribed) unlocked position (such as Fig. 12) (such as by manually holding 176 at a pivoted position that is located between the positions of 176 shown in Figures 11 and 12, for example; see Figures 11-12 and 20-21, as well as at least col. 9, lines 45-64). Regarding claim 3 , the catch mechanism comprises a first part (196) mounted on the release lever (184) engageable with a second part (197 and/or the negative space/reciprocal groove labeled as RG in the annotated reproduction of Figure 21 below that is bounded at one portion thereof by 197 ) mounted on the plunge locking lever (176) . See Figure 20, as well as at least col. 10, lines 8-18. 5943600 3160395 P1 P1 4895850 2712720 4648200 3754755 RG RG 4429125 3164205 Regarding claim 4 , the first part (196) is a “ hook ” (see Figures 20-21) and the (aforedescribed) second part is a reciprocal groove (RG, labeled above, bounded by 197 and by the outer curved face of 176, for example) . Regarding claim 5 , the release lever (184) is pivotable between a first position wherein the (aforedescribed) catch mechanism is engaged (such as either one of the positions of 184 shown in Figures 20 or 21, noting that in Figure 20, portions 197 and 196 of the catch mechanism are engaged as disclosed in col. 10, lines 8-20, for example, and noting that in Figure 21, portions 196 and 198 of the catch mechanism are engaged, as disclosed in at least col. 10, lines 20-27) and a second position (such as the other of the two positions of 184 shown in Figures 21 and 20) wherein the (aforedescribed) catch mechanism is disengaged. See Figures 20-21, 11-13, and col. 10, lines 8-27, for example. Regarding claim 6 , the release lever (184) is biased (via spring 195) to the first position (such as the position of 184 shown in Figure 20) . See Figure 20 and col. 10, lines 12-18. Regarding claim 7 , the plunge locking lever (176) is fixed to a rod (172) releasably engageable with the at least one guide post (32) . See Figures 11-13 and 20-21, as well as at least col. 9, lines 44 -60, for example. Regarding claim 8 ¸ the rod (172) is “ threaded through ” (as such is best understood in view of the above rejection(s) based on 35 USC 112) a spring (torsion spring 182) arranged to bias the plunge locking lever (176) . See Figure 20 and col. 9, line 65 through col. 10, line 1, for example. Regarding claim 9 , the plunge locking lever (176) is rotatable between the (aforedescribed) locked position (shown in Fig. 11) and the (aforedescribed) unlocked position (shown in Fig. 12) . See at least col. 9, lines 44-64 and Figures 11-13 and 20-21, for example. Regarding claim 10 , the plunge locking lever (176) is rotatable between the (aforedescribed) locked position (shown in Figure 11) and the (aforedescribed) unlocked position (shown in Figure 12) , and wherein an axis of rotation (such as the longitudinal center axis of 172 about which 176 rotates when pivoting from the position of Figure 11 to the position of Figure 12) of the plunge locking lever (176) intersects with “ a ” (as broadly claimed) pivot axis of the release lever (184) (such as, for example, “a” vertical axis re Figure 1 that extends through the base 30 and that also extends through the horizontal longitudinal center axis of 172 , about which vertical axis the entire router 10 is capable of being rotated or “pivoted” by an end user, noting that the router is a portable and hand-manipulatable tool ; see at least Figures 1-2 and col. 11, lines 45-64, for example; note that such vertical axis re Figure 1 is also vertical re Figures 11-13 and 20-21, noting, for example, the orientation of 32 in Figures 11-13, and is thus an axis that “intersects” the horizontal longitudinal center axis of 172 that is the axis of rotation of 176) . Regarding claim 11 , at least a portion of the release lever (184) extends “ adjacent to ” (as broadly claimed) the plunge locking lever (176) when the plunge locking lever (176) is engaged in the (aforedescribed) unlocked position (shown in Figure 12) . See Figure 12, for example. Regarding claim 12 , the plunge locking lever (176) comprises a rotatable “ inner ” surface engageable with an “ outer ” surface of the release lever (184) . See the annotated reproduction of Figure 21 above, noting that an “inner” surface of lever 176 engages an “outer” surface of lever 184 at the point labeled above as “P1”, for example. Also note that the aforedescribed inner surface of the plunge locking lever (176) is rotatable in that it rotates as the lever (176) rotates (see Figures 11-13 and 20-21, as well as col. 9, lines 44-64, for example). Regarding claim 13 (as best understood in view of the above rejections based on 35 USC 112), the (aforedescribed) rotatable inner surface (of 176) engages the (aforedescribed) outer surface (of) the plunge locking lever (184) (see Figure 21) in the locked position and urges the release lever into the (aforedescribed) second position (i.e., the position of 184 in either of Figures 20 or 21, as broadly claimed, and as described above re claim 5 ) . See Figures 20-21, noting that the shape of the engaged inner and outer surfaces at point P1 will inherently, in conjunction with spring 195, help urge release lever 184 into the position shown in Figure 20, for example. See also at least col. 10, lines 8-27, for example. Regarding claim 14 , the plunge locking lever (176) and the release lever (184) are mounted “ adjacent to ” (as broadly claimed) a handle (such as the handle labeled in the annotated reproduction of Figure 2 below as “H1”) of the power tool (10) . See Figures 1-2, and also Figures 11-13 and 20-21 (noting in Figures 11-13 and 20-21 the position of 184 relative to 176, which position of 176 relative to handle H1 can be seen in Figures 1-2). -438150 383540 H1 H1 -219075 583565 Regarding claim 15 , the plunge locking lever (176) and the release lever (184) are actuatable (i.e., “able” to be actuated) with a user's thumb when the user grips the handle (H1) . See Figures 1-2, 11-12, 20-21, and at least col. 9, lines 53-64 and col. 10, lines 8-53, noting that given the proximity and arrangement of H1, 176, and 184, and the fact that 176 and 184 are disclosed as user actuatable/depressable, it is considered inherent that 176 and 184 are “able” to be actuated with a user’s thumb when a user grips the han d le H1. Regarding claim 16 , the power tool (10) is a router. See col. 5, lines 43-59 and Figures 1-2, for example. Conclusion The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. 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