Patent ID: 6508011
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
A bolt hole marker comprising:an elongate angled base member having a first elongate portion and a second elongate portion integrally attached to and angled relative to said first elongate portion, wherein said second elongate portion is angled at approximately 30 degrees relative to said first elongate portion, wherein either of said portions is positionable in a generally horizontal orientation such that an opposing portion of said base member angles upwardly away in a manner so as to permit grasping onto said opposing portion by a hand of the user, wherein said first elongate portion includes a slot in an end thereof, said slot being adapted to receive an anchor bolt, wherein said first elongate portion comprises a thin planar piece having a top side and a bottom side, a first punch member being threadably disposed from said top side through said bottom side of said first elongate portion, wherein said second elongate portion includes a slot in an end thereof, said slot being adapted to receive an anchor bolt, wherein said second elongate portion is essentially a thin planar piece having a top side and a bottom side, a second punch member being threadably disposed from said top side through said bottom side of said second elongate portion; said first punch member being threadably coupled to and disposed through said first elongate portion such that said first punch member is replaceable, wherein said first punch member has a tip at a bottom thereof, said tip being disposed approximately 3Â¼ inches from said slot in said end of said first elongate portion and from the anchor bolt received in said slot; said second punch member being threadably coupled to and disposed through said second elongate portion such that said second punch member is replaceable, wherein said second punch member has a tip at a bottom thereof, said tip being disposed approximately 5Â¼ inches from said slot of said end of said second elongate portion and from the anchor bolt received in said slot; and wherein each of said punch members comprises a screw having a pointed tip for making an indentation in a sill member for the purpose of positioning a drill bit so as to allow a user to drill holes along the sill member to facilitate proper positioning of the sill member over corresponding anchor bolts so the sill member can be secured to the foundation.