Patent ID: 7108459

Claim:
A power assisted drill press comprising: a drill motor having an actuation switch and a bit, said drill motor mounted with a motor frame; and a press frame having a frame support having a first and a second end and a frame base nearest said second end, said motor frame movably mounted with said press frame and placed nearest said first end whereby said bit is opposite yet substantially pointing toward a plane of said second end; and a gap between said bit and said frame base, said gap allowing a work material to be substantially placed; and a pneumatic feed cylinder substantially mounted with said press frame, said pneumatic feed cylinder having a moving shaft contacting said drill motor or motor frame and a pneumatic input port whereby a pneumatic pressure into said input port creates a force onto said shaft and thereby promotes movement of said shaft and said drill motor; and an pneumatic variable pressure regulator substantially mounted with said motor or motor frame having an output port connected with said input port of said feed cylinder and an activating lever having a displacement, said regulator supplying said pneumatic pressure from said output port in a pressure value relative to said activating lever displacement and substantially venting said pneumatic pressure when said lever is not displaced, whereby said work material and said bit approach and substantially contact when said moving shaft extends due to said pneumatic pressure provided to said feed cylinder and said feed cylinder provides a force between said bit and said work material substantially proportional to said activating lever displacement.