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US 12,472,565 B2Granted
Ratcheting quick-adjust drilling jig
AssigneeKreg Enterprises, Inc.
InventorScott L. Clark
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AssigneeKreg Enterprises, Inc.
InventorScott L. Clark
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A quick adjust ratcheting pocket hole jig is presented. The pocket hole jig has a base with a removable upright connected thereto. A guide assembly is slidably received within the upright. Removable and replaceable side supports are connected to the base by way of a dove tail joint. Removable and replaceable adjustable stops are connected to the base by way of key holes. A clamp assembly is connected to the base having a handle portion and a clamp follower. The clamp follower has a ratcheting mechanism and a compressible plunger assembly. The clamp follower can quickly be adjusted using a button on the clamp follower that disengages the ratcheting member such that it can be quickly adjusted. When the handle is operated, it draws the clamp follower towards the upright and guide assembly compressing the spring loaded plunger assembly thereby quickly and tightly and adjustably holding a workpiece therebetween.
A drilling jig system, comprising:
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein each of the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide have a height associated with a screw length.
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein the drill setting guide has a structure characterized in that when the drill bit is inserted into the first drill guide bore, the tip of the drill bit engages the first platform.
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein the drill setting guide has a structure characterized in that when the drill bit is inserted into the first drill guide bore, the tip of the drill bit engages the first platform and the stop collar engages an upper surface of the drill guide assembly.
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein each of the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide has a height associated with common workpiece thickness.
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein the drill setting guide has a second platform with a second height corresponding to a second workpiece thickness, a third platform with a third height corresponding to a third workpiece thickness, and a fourth platform with a fourth height corresponding to a fourth workpiece thickness.
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein the drill setting guide has a second platform with a second height corresponding to a second screw length, a third platform with a third height corresponding to a third screw length, and a fourth platform with a fourth height corresponding to a fourth screw length.
The drilling jig system of 1, further comprising:
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein the drill guide assembly has indicia corresponding to workpiece thickness.
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide has indicia corresponding to workpiece thickness.
The drilling jig system of 1, wherein the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide has indicia corresponding to screw length.
A drilling jig system, comprising:
The system of 12, wherein the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide each correspond to different screw lengths.
The system of 12, wherein the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide each correspond to different workpiece thicknesses.
The system of 12, wherein each of the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide has a height which is different from the height of any other one of the plurality of platforms.
The system of 12, wherein the drill setting guide has a first platform with a first height corresponding to a first workpiece thickness, a second platform with a second height corresponding to a second workpiece thickness, a third platform with a third height corresponding to a third workpiece thickness, and a fourth platform with a fourth height corresponding to a fourth workpiece thickness.
The system of 12, wherein the drill setting guide has a first platform with a first height corresponding to a first screw length, a second platform with a second height corresponding to a second screw length, a third platform with a third height corresponding to a third screw length, and a fourth platform with a fourth height corresponding to a fourth screw length.
The system of 12, further comprising:
The system of 12, wherein the height of the drill guide assembly is adjustable to conform to workpiece thickness.
The system of 12, wherein the drill guide assembly has indicia corresponding to workpiece thickness.
The system of 12, wherein each of the plurality of platforms have indica corresponding to a screw length.
The system of 12, wherein each of the plurality of platforms have a indicia corresponding to a workpiece thickness.
A method of setting a drilling depth for a desired workpiece thickness using a stop collar, comprising:
The method of 23, further comprising:
The method of 23, further comprising:
The method of 23, further comprising:
The method of 23, further comprising:
The method of 23, wherein the stop collar is tightened around the drill bit using a locking screw.
A method of setting a drilling depth using a stop collar, comprising:
The method of 29, further comprising the drill setting guide having indicia corresponding to screw length.
The method of 29, further comprising the drill setting guide having indicia corresponding to workpiece thickness.
The method of 29, wherein the first height corresponds to a first screw length and the second height corresponds to a second screw length.
The method of 29, wherein the first height corresponds to a first workpiece thickness and the second height corresponds to a second workpiece thickness.
The method of 29, further comprising:
The method of 29, further comprising:
A drilling jig system, comprising:
The system of 36, wherein each of the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide each have a height associated with a screw length.
The system of 36, wherein each of the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide each have a height associated with a workpiece thickness.
The system of 36, wherein each of the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide has a height associated with common workpiece thicknesses.
The system of 36, further comprising:
The system of 36, wherein the guide assembly has indicia corresponding to workpiece thicknesses.
The system of 36, wherein the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide have indicia corresponding to workpiece thicknesses.
The system of 36, wherein the plurality of platforms of the drill setting guide have a indicia corresponding to screw length.
A system for setting the position of a stop collar on a drill bit for drilling pocket holes with a drilling jig system, the system comprising:
The system of 44, wherein each of the plurality of platforms has indicia associated with the height of the platform.
The system of 44, wherein each of the plurality of platforms has indicia associated with associated screw length.
The system of 44, wherein each of the plurality of platforms has indicia associated with the associated workpiece thickness.
The system of 44, wherein each of the plurality of platforms has a hole therein wherein the hole is configured to receive a steppe portion of a tip of a drill bit.
The system of 44, wherein the position of the stop collar is set on the drill bit by:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.