Template for forming faucet assembly holes in a countertop
OwnerDevon James Perlenfeininventor
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Abstract
A template for assisting in drilling holes in a countertop adjacent to a sink during a water faucet installation process. The template includes at least one plate segment. A bottom surface of the plate segment is configured to overly the countertop. A top surface of the plate segment defines at least one guide bore for guiding a rotary device during the formation of the hole. A drop flange extends downwardly from a front side of the at least one plate segment for engaging an edge of the countertop along the sink. The drop flange is spaced from a center of the at least one guide bore by a first distance in order to allow the hole to be drilled through the countertop along the at least one guide bore at the first distance away from the edge of the countertop.
Claims20
A template for assisting in drilling holes in a countertop adjacent to a sink during a water faucet assembly installation process, comprising:
- at least one plate segment extending along an axis and having a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, and a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the bottom surface is configured to overlie the countertop;
- the top surface of the at least one plate segment defining at least one guide bore for guiding a rotary device during the formation of a hole in the countertop;
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- a drop flange extending downwardly from the front side of the at least one plate segment for engaging an edge of the countertop in the sink, the drop flange spaced from a center of the at least one guide bore in a front-to-back direction between the sides by a first distance in order to allow the hole to be drilled through the countertop along the at least one guide bore by the first distance away from the edge of the countertop in the sink.
A method for drilling at least one hole in a countertop adjacent to a sink during a water faucet assembly installation process, comprising:
- providing at least one plate segment extending along an axis and having a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, and a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the top surface of the at least one plate segment defines at least one guide bore, and wherein a drop flange extends downwardly from the front side, the drop flange spaced from a center of the at least one guide bore in a front-to-back direction between the sides by a first distance;
- positioning the bottom surface of the at least one plate segment over the countertop;
- positioning the drop flange against an edge of the countertop in the sink such that a center of the at least one guide bore overlies the countertop by the first distance from the edge of the countertop in the sink;
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- drilling a hole through the countertop with a rotary tool through the at least one guide bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.