US 6,508,613 B2 · Drill guide and method for drilling holes

Abstract

A drill guide that is capable of guiding the drilling holes, in particular lockwire holes, transversely through one corner of a nut at an oblique angle to a face thereof and a method for using same. The drill guide comprises at least one guide component having a first and a second side transverse to the first side. The first side has a recess with first and second surfaces for receiving the corner of the nut, the first surface being closer to the second side. Also included is a drill bit guide for guiding a drill bit of a drill that is accessible from the second side and extends towards the first surface of the recess along a longitudinal axis in the direction of the second surface of the recess so that the drill bit is capable of drilling a hole transversely through the corner of the nut at an oblique angle to the face of the nut that the drill bit initially engages.

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Dependent claims

A drill guide that is capable of guiding the drilling of a hole transversely through a corner of a nut at an oblique angle to a face of the nut, the drill guide comprising at least one guide component having:

(a) a first side and a second side transverse to the first side;
(b) the first side having a recess with intersecting first and second surfaces for receiving the corner of the nut, the first surface being closer to the second side;
(c) a drill bit guide for guiding a drill bit of a drill, the drill bit guide having a bore accessible from the second side and extending towards the first surface of the recess along a longitudinal axis in the direction of the second surface of the recess so that the drill bit is capable of drilling a hole transversely through the corner of the nut at an oblique angle relative to the face of the nut that the drill bit initially engages.

A drill guide that is capable of guiding the drilling of a hole transversely at an oblique angle through adjacent faces at one corner of a nut having an interior bore, the drill guide comprising at least one guide component having:

(a) a first side and a second side transverse to the first side;
(b) the first side having a generally V-shaped recess with generally planar intersecting first and second surfaces for receiving the adjacent faces at the corner of the nut, the first surface being closer to the second side;
(c) a drill bit guide having a generally cylindrical bore for guiding a drill bit of a drill the drill bit guide bore being accessible from the second side and extending to the first surface of the recess along a longitudinal axis in direction of the second surface of the recess so that the drill bit is capable of drilling a hole through the corner of the nut from one adjacent face to the other adjacent face without intersecting the interior bore of the nut.

A drill guide assembly that is capable of guiding the drilling of a hole transversely at an oblique angle through adjacent faces at each opposite corner of a hexagonal nut having six faces and an interior bore, the assembly comprising at a pair guide components releasably joined together so that each guide component is capable of securely receiving one of the respective opposite corners, each guide component comprising:

(a) a first side and a second side transverse to first side;
(b) the first side having a generally V-shaped recess with generally planar intersecting first and second surfaces for receiving the adjacent faces at one corner of the nut, the first surface being closer to the second side;
(c) a drill bit guide having a generally cylindrical bore for guiding a drill bit of a drill, the drill bit guide bore being accessible from the second side and extending to the first surface of the recess along a longitudinal axis in the direction of the first surface of the recess so that the drill bit is capable of drilling a hole through the corner of the nut from one adjacent face to the other adjacent face without intersecting the interior bore of the nut.

A method for drilling a hole transversely through a corner of a nut at an oblique angle to a face of the nut, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a drill guide comprising at least one guide component having:
(1) a first side and a second side transverse to the first side;
(2) the first side having a recess with intersecting first and second surfaces for receiving the corner of the nut, the first surface being closer to the second side;
(3) a drill bit guide for guiding a drill bit of a drill, the drill bit guide having a bore accessible from the second side and extending towards the first surface of the recess along a longitudinal axis in the direction of the second surface of the recess so that the drill bit is capable of drilling a hole transversely through the corner of the nut at an oblique angle relative to the face of the nut that the drill bit initially engages;
(b) positioning the at least one guide component of the drill guide so that the corner of the nut is securely received by the first and second surfaces of the recess;
(c) inserting the drill bit of the drill into the drill bit guide so that the drill bit engages a face of the nut closest to the first surface of the recess;
(d) drilling a hole transversely through the corner of nut at an oblique angle relative to the face of the nut that the drill bit initially engages.

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A method for drilling a hole transversely at an oblique angle through adjacent faces at one corner of a nut having at least three faces and an interior bore, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a drill guide comprising at least one guide component having:
(1) a first side and a second side transverse to the first side;
(2) the first side having a generally V-shaped recess with generally planar intersecting first and second surfaces for receiving the adjacent faces at the corner of the nut, the first surface being closer to the second side;
(3) a drill bit guide for guiding cylindrical bore for guiding a drill bit of a drill, the drill bit guide bore being accessible from the second side and extending to the first surface of the recess along a longitudinal axis in direction of the second surface of the recess so that the drill bit is capable of drilling a hole through the corner of the nut from one adjacent face to the other adjacent face without intersecting the interior bore of the nut;
(b) positioning the at least one guide component of the drill guide so that the adjacent faces at the corner of the nut are securely received by the first and second surfaces of the recess;
(c) inserting the drill bit of the drill into the drill bit guide bore so that the drill bit engages the adjacent face of the nut closest to the first surface of the recess;
(d) drilling a hole transversely through the corner of nut from the adjacent face abutting to the first surface of the recess to the adjacent face abutting to the second surface of the recess without intersecting the interior bore of the nut and at an oblique angle relative to the adjacent face abutting the first surface of the recess.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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