Patent ID: 8246279

Claim:
A tight-space drilling product comprising: a drilling implement in use positioned in a confined space between a workpiece and an overhanging opposite surface; the drilling implement having a confined drilling configuration; the drilling implement in the confined drilling configuration drilling into the workpiece; the drilling implement comprising a cutting end, a distal tail end, and a shank connecting the cutting end and the tail end; the drilling implement further comprising a drill axis extending substantially centrally through the shank and through the cutting end and the tail end; the cutting end in the confined drilling configuration contacting the workpiece; the tail end in the confined drilling configuration contacting the opposite surface; where the drilling implement drills by rotating about the drill axis while translating along the drill axis towards the workpiece; the drilling product further comprising a drive assembly operatively engaging the drilling implement between the cutting end and the tail end; and the drive assembly in use causing the drilling implement to rotate about the drill axis and synchronously causing the drilling implement to translate along the drill axis.