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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 wherein said jig apparatus includes a drill hold assembly which, when engaged allows the drill bit to be maintained in a withdrawn location with the jig whilst the jig apparatus is located to form the said hole.
A drill hold assembly for use with a drill bit, said drill hold assembly including an engaging block 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.
A method of forming a hole in a workpiece, said method comprising using a drill including a drill bit and a motor for selectively providing a driving force to the drill bit, attaching a jig to a support surface, clamping a workpiece between first and second jaws of the jig by adjusting at least one of the jaws to move the same into a clamping position, advancing the drill bit into a guide and applying the driving force to rotate the drill bit as it is introduced into the workpiece to form the hole therein at a predefined angle, removing the drill bit from the hole and wherein once removed from the hole engaging the drill bit with a drill hold assembly to retain the drill bit in a fixed position with respect to the jig.
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