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Drill guide for drilling long holes in doors

US6217266A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 1999
Grant dateApr 17, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/567
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drilling guide or jig for guiding an elongated drill bit for drilling a long hole through a panel such as a door from one edge to a point adjacent another edge thereof. The guide is formed by a rigid, elongated, rectangular base plate defining an elongated slot and positionable along one edge of the door. A pair of arms are mounted one on each long side edge of the plate at about the midpoint thereof and extend generally perpendicularly to the plate. The arms define at one end a pair of spaced apart jaws extending from said plate and adapted to hold the plate on the door or panel. The arms further define a pair of spaced apart support members extending from the plate opposite to the jaws. A drill guide block is pivotally mounted between the free ends of the support members in spaced relation to the plate, and adjustably supports a drill guide tube extending between the arms. The tube supports and guides an elongated drill bit for drilling at a selected angle through the elongated slot in the plate and the panel for producing a long hole extending generally transversely through the panel.

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