Patent ID: 11865625
Assignee: TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A pocket hole jig comprising:
a body including a base surface positionable against a workpiece and an arcuate slot; and
a drill guide pivotally coupled to the body, the drill guide defining a guide axis such that a drill bit is insertable into the drill guide along the guide axis,
wherein the drill guide is pivotable relative to the body to adjust an inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface,
wherein one of the body or the drill guide includes an indicator,
wherein the other of the body or the drill guide includes unit of length indicia representing a plurality of different workpiece thicknesses,
wherein the pocket hole jig further comprises a gimbal pivotally coupled to the body and including an aperture, wherein the drill guide is at least partially received within the aperture such that the drill guide and the gimbal are pivotable together relative to the body, and
wherein the indicator and the indicia are calibrated such that aligning the indicator with a selected one of the indicia places the drill guide in a proper angular orientation for drilling a pocket hole in a workpiece having a thickness corresponding with the selected one of the indicia.