Patent Publication Number: US-2009220313-A1

Title: Electric Drill Attachment

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention concerns that of a new and improved electric drill attachment that is designed to be mounted on a standard, portable electric drill, and serve both as a depth gauge and a debris remover to remove shavings from the area surrounding a hole during drilling operations. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention concerns that of a new and improved electric drill attachment that is designed to be mounted on a standard, portable electric drill, and serve both as a depth gauge and a debris remover to remove shavings from the area surrounding a hole during drilling operations. The attachment has a looped section which is fixedly attached to a particular point of a drill bit in use with an electric drill. An elongated plate is attached to the looped section and extends both outward and downward from the looped section, with the plate acting as a sweeping device to sweep away debris and shavings from the area surrounding a hole during drilling operations. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of an electric drill attachment that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the electric drill attachment that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the electric drill attachment in detail, it is to be understood that the electric drill attachment is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The electric drill attachment is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the electric drill attachment. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an electric drill attachment which has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide an electric drill attachment which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide an electric drill attachment which is of durable and reliable construction. 
     It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an electric drill attachment which is economically affordable and available for relevant market segment of the purchasing public. 
     Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a front perspective view of the electric drill attachment. 
         FIG. 2  shows a front end view of the electric drill attachment. 
         FIG. 3  shows a rear end view of the electric drill attachment. 
         FIG. 4  shows a top view of the electric drill attachment. 
         FIG. 5  shows a bottom view of the electric drill attachment. 
         FIG. 6  shows a side view with the electric drill attachment being attached to a drill bit attached to a drill, highlighting the electric drill attachment as it would appear in use. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new electric drill attachment  2  embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  2  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the electric drill attachment  2  comprises a looped section  4 , with the looped section  4  comprising a loop  6  that has two surfaces comprising an inner surface  8  and an outer surface  10 . The loop  6  also a top surface  7  and a bottom surface  9 , each of which are connected to both the inner surface  8  and the outer surface  10 . The loop  6  on the looped section is not a complete loop, and thus, the loop  6  has two ends comprising a first end  12  and a second end  14 . The loop  6  actually almost completes the circle, however, and travels approximately 315 degrees around a circular radius. This incomplete circle actually allows a small opening  18  to be present in between the first end  12  and the second end  14  of the loop  6 . 
     Looped section  4  can be fabricated from a wide variety of materials. Preferably, however, it is fabricated from rubber  16 . 
     A flat plate  20  extends outward and downward from the first end  12  of the loop  6 , with the flat plate having a top edge  22  and a bottom edge  24 . The top edge  22  is co-planar with the top surface  7  of the loop  6 , with the bottom edge  24  of the flat plate  20  being located below that of the bottom surface  9  of the loop  6 . When extending outward from the first end  12  of the loop  6 , the flat plate  20  is perpendicular to the loop  6 . The flat plate  20  is preferably fabricated from rubber  29 . 
     In use, the loop  6  of the looped section  4  is fixedly attached to a drill bit  26  that is attached to a drill  28 . The drill  28  is a hand-held drill and preferably is an electric drill. The loop  6  is kept secure by a spring clip  30  that is bonded to the loop  6 . The spring clip  30  can be easily grasped and utilized by a pair of external tabs  32  and  34 , allowing easy installation and removal of the attachment  2  on the drill bit  26 . The spring clip  30  is used to maneuver the loop  6  into a secure position in relation to the drill bit  26  once the drill bit  26  has been placed within the loop  6 . 
     By attaching the attachment  2  to the drill bit  26 , the attachment  2  can serve as a bit of a depth gauge when drilling into a particular surface  36 . When attaching the attachment  2 , an individual can measure the desired depth of the hole  38  to be drilled by affixing the attachment in such a manner that the bottom edge  24  of the flat plate  20  is a specified distance above the level of the surface  36 . Furthermore, once an individual is closing in on the depth of the desired hole  38 , the flat plate  20  will act as a sweeping device to sweep away debris and shavings  40  from the area surrounding the hole  38  during drilling operations. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the present vehicle air freshener device to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and the manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.