Patent ID: 6244796
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B23B,B25F,B25H,Y10T

Abstract:
A removable guide attachment apparatus for a rotary hand tool of the type which has an outer enclosure, a rotating collet rotating about an axis and a bit mounted in the collet for engaging a work surface, said apparatus comprising:a slide including a means for coupling said slide to the rotary hand tool;a housing having a base portion located in a plane which is at an acute angle relative to the rotating axis, an opening for receiving said slide, a locking means for locking said slide in a plurality of longitudinal positions relative to said housing, and a viewing opening for viewing the bit engaging the working surface, said viewing opening not being intersected by the bit; andat least two guide means located 180 degrees apart on said base portion for guiding the bit and the base portion along the work surface.