Pocket hole jig
AssigneeTechtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
InventorsThomas Evatt, Clinton C. Thackery, James Keith
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Abstract
A pocket hole jig includes a base having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The base further including a drill bit aperture positioned proximate the first end and extending through a portion of the base. The drill bit aperture oriented at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis. The pocket hole jig further includes a fence pivotally coupled to the base proximate the second end of the base. The fence including a contact surface, and the fence pivotal about an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the drill bit aperture.
Claims17
A pocket hole jig for locating pocket holes in a workpiece, the pocket hole jig comprising:
- a base including a base plate and first and second lateral side walls extending along the base plate;
- a body disposed between the first and second lateral side walls and slidable along the base in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, the body including a drill bit aperture angled relative to the base plate;
- and
- a fence movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the fence including a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface, the fence pivotally coupled to the base,
- wherein, with the body in a position relative to the base, the first contact surface is engageable with an end of the workpiece with the fence in the lowered position to place the base a predetermined distance from the end of the workpiece,
- wherein, with the body in the position relative to the base, the second contact surface is engageable with a face of a second workpiece abutting the end of the workpiece with the fence in the raised position to place the base the predetermined distance from the end of the workpiece,
- wherein the fence is pivotally coupled to the base about a pivot axis, and
- wherein the pivot axis extends in a direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.
A pocket hole jig for locating pocket holes in a workpiece, the pocket hole jig comprising:
- a base including a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the base further including a drill bit aperture positioned proximate the first end and extending through a portion of the base, the drill bit aperture oriented at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a fence pivotally coupled to the base proximate the second end of the base, the fence including a contact surface, the fence pivotal about an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the drill bit aperture,
- wherein the fence includes a first leg proximate a first side of the base and a second leg proximate a second side of the base.
A pocket hole jig for locating pocket holes in a workpiece, the pocket hole jig comprising:
- a base including a forwardmost end defining a generally planer front surface and a drill bit aperture positioned opposite the forwardmost end, the drill bit aperture oriented at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the base;
- and
- a fence having a contact surface pivotally coupled to the base proximate the forwardmost end, the contact surface pivotal between a raised position and a lowered position, the contact surface disposed rearward of the forwardmost end when in the raised position,
- wherein the contact surface includes a recess aligned with a longitudinal axis of the drill bit aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.