B23B2247/10

Screw sizing system for pocket hole jigs
11198185 · 2021-12-14 ·

A pocket hole jig with screw sizing system includes a pocket hole jig with a guide block reciprocally carried by a guide holder. The guide block can be raised or lowered relative the guide holder between a range of distances corresponding and calibrated to a horizontal range defined by a workpiece. A scale on a gauge member carried by the guide block is divided into a plurality of zones. An indicator is carried by the guide holder for indicating one of the plurality of zones by the position of the guide block relative the guide holder. Also provided is a series of different size screws, wherein each different size screw of the series corresponds to one of the plurality of zones.

Quick grip pocket hole jig system and method

A quick grip pocket hole jig system is presented having a support section having a clamp support, an end stop and a back stop. A clamping assembly is connected to the support section having a clamping rod that extends through the clamp support. A drill guide carrier having a drill guide assembly is connected to the clamping rod on a forward side of the clamp support. A clamp body having a trigger and a release mechanism is connected to the clamping rod on a rearward side of the clamp support. The clamp body is a quick grip clamp body that facilitates quick gripping of a workpiece positioned within the support section. The clamping assembly includes a return spring and a release mechanism such that when the release mechanism is actuated the drill guide carrier and the drill guide assembly are automatically moved to a non-clamping position.

CAM LOCK FENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
20210370416 · 2021-12-02 ·

A cam lock connected with a fence assembly includes a handle portion, a top carrier and a bottom carrier connected by a threaded shaft. The handle portion and top carrier are positioned above the fence assembly and a work table or surface; wherein the bottom carrier is positioned below the fence assembly and work table or surface. The top carrier and bottom carrier both have a pair of alignment arms with a space positioned therebetween, the alignment arms of the top carrier nest with the alignment arms of the bottom carrier. The handle portion and top carrier both have cam surfaces that engage one another such that when the handle portion is rotated around the axis of the threaded shaft the handle portion is raised or lowered thereby raising or lowering the bottom carrier, thereby locking or unlocking the fence assembly in a quick, durable, easy and accurate manner.

SELF-ADJUSTING POCKET HOLE JIG SYSTEM

A self-adjusting pocket hole jig system is presented having a base, an upright assembly operably connected to the base, a clamping assembly, operably connected to the upright assembly, a handle operably connected to the clamping assembly, and a drill guide assembly operably connected to the clamping assembly. The drill guide assembly is configured and arranged to move along the upright assembly between an unclamped position and a clamped position in response to movement of the handle. Movement of the handle simultaneously adjusts the height of the drill guide assembly as well as facilitates clamping of the drill guide assembly for workpieces of various thicknesses.

Modular jig and fixture systems and methods
11338372 · 2022-05-24 ·

Jigs and fixtures for aligning, guiding, and/or holding a workpiece on woodworking machinery during a woodworking operation are described, as well as methods of making, modifying, and using jigs and fixtures.

RATCHETING QUICK-ADJUST DRILLING JIG
20220134448 · 2022-05-05 ·

A quick adjust ratcheting pocket hole jig is presented. The pocket hole jig has a base with a removable upright connected thereto. A guide assembly is slidably received within the upright. Removable and replaceable side supports are connected to the base by way of a dove tail joint. Removable and replaceable adjustable stops are connected to the base by way of key holes. A clamp assembly is connected to the base having a handle portion and a clamp follower. The clamp follower has a ratcheting mechanism and a compressible plunger assembly. The clamp follower can quickly be adjusted using a button on the clamp follower that disengages the ratcheting member such that it can be quickly adjusted. When the handle is operated, it draws the clamp follower towards the upright and guide assembly compressing the spring loaded plunger assembly thereby quickly and tightly and adjustably holding a workpiece therebetween.

Pocket hole jig

A pocket hole jig includes base with a base plate and first and second lateral side walls extending along the base plate, and a body disposed between the first and second lateral side walls and slidable along the base in a forward direction and a rearward direction. The body includes a drill bit aperture angled downward toward the base plate. The pocket hole jig also includes a fence movable between a raised position and a lowered position and having a contact surface engageable with an end of the workpiece when the fence is in the lowered position to position the base a predetermined distance from the end of the workpiece. The contact surface is in a first position when the fence is in the raised position and a second position when the fence is in the lowered position. The second position is forward of the first position.

TOOL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

A system and a method include a fixture template configured to be secured to a component. The fixture template includes a plurality of insert holes. A plurality of guide inserts have channels. Each of the channels has an orientation. The orientation of at least two of the plurality of guide inserts differs. Each of the plurality of guide inserts is removably secured within a respective one of the plurality of inserts holes to position and orient the channels in relation to a pattern of openings to be formed in relation to the component. Each of the channels is configured to receive an operative member of a tool that is configured to form the pattern of openings in relation to the component.

MINI POCKET HOLES JIG WITH MOVABLE SCALE FOR WOODWORKERS
20230241692 · 2023-08-03 ·

Disclosed is a mini pocket hole jig for woodworkers with a movable scale, which includes a main body, in which a penetrating inclined hole is machined, a through hole is formed on the right side of the main body, and the through hole is communicated with the inclined hole; sliding grooves are machined on both sides of the main body, and the scale is slidably installed in the sliding grooves on both sides of the main body; the scale is made of a spring steel sheet and marked with scales; due to the elasticity of the material of the scale, the scale can produce damped sliding fit with the sliding grooves on both sides of the main body, and a guide sleeve is installed in the inclined hole; an upper end face of the main body is inclined, the inclined hole is axially perpendicular to the upper end face of the main body, the guide sleeve extends to a side face of the main body, and the end of the guide sleeve is a hexagonal prism; the main body of the mini pocket hole jig is equipped with a movable scale, and when in use, the scale can be reasonably slid according to the thickness of different wood boards for quick measurement and positioning, which is very flexible and improves the efficiency of pocket holes drilling. The mini pocket hole jig is ingenious in design, easy to store, strong in integrity and high in precision of pocket holes drilling.

QUICK CLAMPING FIXTURE FOR POCKET HOLE JIG
20230302549 · 2023-09-28 ·

Disclosed is a quick clamping fixture for a pocket hole jig, which comprises a base, a clamping block slidably arranged above the base and a locking mechanism for locking the clamping block from free sliding, wherein one side of the base is provided with a back plate, and the clamping block is provided with an accommodating cavity for accommodating the pocket hole jig, and the clamping block slides to clamp wood boards with different thicknesses between the back plate and the pocket hole jig; the pocket hole jig is installed on the clamping block. During working, the pocket hole jig and the locking mechanism are located on the same side of the wood board, which can quickly realize the clamping, punching and disassembling of the wood board.