Patent ID: 6860682

Claim:
A power drill guide apparatus for holding and guiding a power drill, the power drill having a handle, chuck, bit, and housing, the housing having a rear portion, the apparatus comprising: a base plate having a hole; a pair of guide posts extending upwardly from the base plate; a pair of guide tubes positioned for telescoping the guide posts; a spring within each guide tube positioned for biasing the guide tubes to an upper position; a center plate connecting the guide tubes, the center plate having an alignment clamp and a notch, the alignment clamp having a notch corresponding with the center plate notch to enclose the drill chuck, the drill housing being supported by the center plate when the drill chuck is so enclosed; a top plate connecting the guide tubes, the top plate having a hole; a stabilizing clamp having a recess, the recess being generally shaped to receive the drill housing rear portion; and a rotation member having a shaft, the shaft being positioned through the top plate hole, the shaft then connecting the rotation member to the stabilizing clamp, such that rotation of the rotation member forces the stabilizing clamp to bear upon the drill housing rear portion, causing the drill to be squeezed between the center plate and the stabilizing clamp; wherein the drill bit is guided through the base plate hole when the top plate is pushed downwardly.