Boring and routing template jig for door hardware installation
OwnerGarth Fraserinventor
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Abstract
A boring and routing template jig for door hardware installation has a side template plate, clamping for holding the side template plate against a side area of a door to be cut and a face template plate orthogonally connected against an edge of the side template plate by a connection so that the face template plate can lie across an edge face area of the door to be cut adjacent the side area. The face template plate and the side template plate comprise respective guide apertures. The connection is configured to maintain vertical offset between the respective guide apertures and allow horizontal offset adjustment between the face template plate and the side template plate.
Claims18
A boring and routing template jig for door hardware installation, the jig comprising:
- a side template plate;
- clamping for the side template plate;
- and
- a face template plate connected orthogonally across an edge of the side plate by a connection which:
- maintains vertical offset between the side template plate and the face template plate;
- and
- allows horizontal offset adjustment of the face template plate with respect to the side template plate whilst the side template plate is clamped by the clamp against a side of a door in use;
- wherein the clamping comprises two clamps which engage the side template plate either side of the face template plate;
- wherein each clamp comprises a rod which inserts into a respective blind hole of the edge of the side template plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.