Patent ID: 7195429
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: B23B,B23Q,B33Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A drill template for a structure having a mold line surface fabricated according to a precise definition using computer aided design (CAD), comprising: a vacuum housing having a CAD-formed contact surface integral with and formed of the same material as said vacuum housing, wherein said vacuum housing and contact surface are built directly from said precise definition for the mold line surface of the structure using one of selective laser sintering, fused deposition modeling, or stereo-lithography so that said vacuum housing contact surface has the form of an exact fit to the mold line surface of the structure at said CAD-formed contact surface whether or not in contact with the structure; and at least one drill bushing extending through said vacuum housing from a top surface to an interior surface of said vacuum housing.