Patent ID: 6394712
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fixture for joining two work pieces by pocket hole joints comprising:a base to be mounted relative to a table top on which the work pieces are to be placed; a pocket hole drill guide connected to said base having a bottom to be positioned above the top faces of the work pieces, at least one guide channel formed in said drill guide at an inclined angle relative to the table top and having an entrance on one side for a drill bit and an exit on said bottom at a point opposing the top face of one workpiece; and an adjustable clamp means mounted on said base including moving means for moving said drill guide to bring said drill guide bottom into engagement with the top faces of the work pieces to clamp them to the table during the time a drill bit is advanced in said angled guide channel into the one work piece to form a pocket hole.