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US 7,214,008 B1Granted
Adjustable drill template
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBryan G. Dods, Jerry Harmon, Robert W. Scott, Lynn Braunschweig, Raymond Slesinski
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Abstract
An adjustable drill template has a base plate and a plurality of drill blocks. The drill blocks are movably coupled to the base plate. The drill blocks can move along the length of the base plate so that the drill blocks can be configured to conform to a desired hole pattern. A locking device coupled to each drill block will hold each drill block in a desired position.
Claims15
An adjustable drill template comprising:
- a base plate;
- a plurality of drill blocks removably coupled to the base plate wherein each drill block comprises:
- a body member;
- a slot formed in the body member and running horizontally along a width of the body member, the slot allows the base plate to move through the slot;
- a void area formed on a central bottom surface of the body member, the void area running from the bottom surface of the body member to the slot;
- and
- an opening formed in a central top surface of the body member and running though the body member into the void area;
- a locking device coupled to each of the plurality of drill blocks;
- and
- a brace removably coupled to any of the plurality of drill blocks, the brace securing a drill to a desired drill block to keep a drill bit of the drill approximately perpendicular to a surface to be drilled.
7 more elements
An adjustable drill template comprising:
- a track, wherein the track is a pair of rails;
- a plurality of drill blocks removably coupled to the track wherein each drill block comprises:
- a body member;
- a slot formed in the body member and running horizontally along a width of the body member, the slot allows the base plate to move through the slot;
- a void area formed on a central bottom surface of the body member, the void area running from the bottom surface of the body member to the slot;
- and
- an opening formed in a central top surface of the body member and running though the body member into the void area;
- a locking device coupled to each of the plurality of drill blocks;
- and
- a brace removably coupled to any of the plurality of drill blocks, the brace securing a drill to a desired drill block to keep a drill bit of the drill approximately perpendicular to a surface to be drilled.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.