Patent ID: 6293172
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B23Q,B25B

Abstract:
A telescopic pocket door angle drill, said drill having a closed configuration and an extended configuration, said drill comprising:a right angle driver adapted for driving and removing screws, said driver having a drive casing, an internal gear assembly for translating rotary motion from a first horizontal drive shaft to a second vertical drive shaft operating in a second plane substantially 90 degrees relative to said first plane; anda telescopically extendable handle portion operatively connected to said right angle driver, said telescopically extendable handle portion having a proximal end and a distal end and comprising:a primary drive shaft housing operatively coupled to said driver casing, said primary drive shaft housing comprising a hollow exterior shell having a proximal end and a distal end;an internal sleeve member slidably inserted into said hollow exterior shell, said sleeve member defining a hollow interior portion, wherein said sleeve member may be pulled into an extended position relative to said hollow exterior shell, said internal sleeve member having a proximal end and a distal end;locking means connected to said distal end of said exterior shell for securing said internal sleeve member into a fixed position;a hollow polygonal tube running substantially the entire length of said primary drive shaft housing, said hollow polygonal tube having a proximal end and a distal end;a rotatable polygonal primary drive shaft running slidably inserted into said hollow polygonal tube and running substantially the entire length of said primary drive shaft housing; andcoupling means for connecting said rotatable polygonal primary drive shaft at its proximal end to said horizontal drive shaft, said coupling means rotating freely within said exterior shell.