Patent ID: 11911832
Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A cutting guide apparatus for guiding placement of bore holes in a door, the apparatus comprising:
an engagement interface configured to retain the apparatus proximate to an edge of a door, the engagement interface comprising a handle hole guide structure and an edge bore guide structure; and
a backset assembly that is operably coupled to the engagement interface to enable an amount of backset from the edge of the door to a center of the handle hole guide structure to be adjusted,
wherein the engagement interface comprises a first leg configured to be disposed along a first face of the door, and a second leg configured to be disposed along a second face of the door,
wherein the backset assembly is configured to engage the edge of the door at a variable location between the first and second legs,
wherein the engagement interface further comprises a spacing element disposed between the first and second legs,
wherein the spacing element has an inside face configured to face the edge of the door when the engagement interface is retained proximate the edge of the door,
wherein the backset assembly comprises a contactor disposed between the inside face and the edge of the door to contact the edge and vary a distance between the edge and the inside face,
wherein the contactor comprises a passage aligned with an axis of the edge bore guide structure such that a hole saw is enabled to pass through both the passage and a guide hole formed by the edge bore guide structure,
wherein the contactor lies in a first plane substantially parallel to a second plane of the edge of the door,
wherein the contactor comprises arms that extend out of the first plane toward the second plane,
wherein the spacing element comprises slots extending along parallel opposing longitudinal ends of the spacing element, and
wherein the arms are slidable within the slots to change the distance between the edge and the inside face.