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AssigneePower Box AG
InventorsDaniel Pikarski, Darrell Morris, Michael Corcoran, Adam Yates, Simon Bird
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The invention relates to a drill hold assembly and a jig including the same. The drill hold assembly includes an engaging means which is selectively moveable between a released position to allow sliding movement of the drill bit with respect thereto and an engaged position in which the drill bit is held in a fixed position or within a predefined range of movement with respect to the engaging block to thereby maintain the drill bit in location with the drill hold assembly. The jig apparatus can be used with a powered drill to rotate the drill bit to provide a driving force to the drill bit and the jig is attached to a support surface and a workpiece is positioned between first and second jaws of the jig and the drill bit is advanced along a guide and introduced into the workpiece to form a hole therein at a predefined angle. The drill bit can then be removed from the hole and the drill bit is held by the drill hold assembly to retain the drill bit in a fixed position with respect to the jig to thereby allow relative movement of the jig apparatus and workpiece whilst the drill bit is retained in position with the jig apparatus.
A jig apparatus for use with a drill and drill bit to form a hole in a workpiece with which said jig apparatus is located, said jig apparatus guiding the movement of the drill bit with respect to the workpiece into the workpiece to form the hole and said jig apparatus includes a drill hold assembly which, when disengaged allows said drill and drill bit to be linearly movable with respect to the jig apparatus to move into the workpiece to form said hole and wherein when said drill hold assembly is engaged allows the said drill and drill bit to be maintained in a withdrawn location with the jig whilst the jig apparatus is located to form the said hole by moving said workpiece with respect to said jig apparatus and said drill and drill bit are supported by, and retained in said withdrawn location with said jig apparatus by the said drill hold assembly until the same is disengaged wherein the drill hold assembly includes a movable block which engages with a slot formed around the drill bit to serve to support the drill and drill bit in the said withdrawn location until the drill hold assembly is released.
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