Pocket hole jig

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12544840-B2
Application number	US-202318538564-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2023
Priority date	Oct 16, 2017
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

A pocket hole jig includes a body with a base surface positionable against a workpiece and a recess extending into the body from the base surface, a gimbal pivotally coupled to the body and including a gimbal aperture extending therethrough, and a drill guide received by the gimbal aperture and including a drill guide aperture extending therethrough. The drill guide aperture defines a guide axis for a drill bit such that the drill bit is insertable into the drill guide aperture along the guide axis. The drill guide is pivotable with the gimbal relative to the body to adjust an inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface, and the drill guide is movable along the gimbal aperture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A pocket hole jig comprising:
a body including a base surface positionable against a workpiece and a recess extending into the body from the base surface; a gimbal pivotally coupled to the body and including a gimbal aperture extending therethrough; and a drill guide received by the gimbal aperture and including a drill guide aperture extending therethrough, the drill guide aperture defining a guide axis for a drill bit such that the drill bit is insertable into the drill guide aperture along the guide axis, wherein the drill guide is pivotable with the gimbal relative to the body to adjust an inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface, wherein the drill guide is movable along the gimbal aperture wherein the gimbal aperture includes an elongated slot extending longitudinally in a direction parallel to the guide axis, and wherein the drill guide includes an elongated protrusion extending longitudinally in a direction parallel to the guide axis and configured to be received by the elongated slot.

2 . The pocket hole jig of claim 1 , wherein engagement between the elongated protrusion and the elongated slot limits relative rotation between the gimbal and the drill guide but permits translation of the drill guide relative to the gimbal.

3 . The pocket hole jig of claim 1 , wherein the drill guide is pivotable with the gimbal relative to the body to adjust the inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface between a plurality of discrete angular orientations.

4 . The pocket hole jig of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of discrete angular orientations corresponds with a different workpiece thickness.

5 . The pocket hole jig of claim 4 , wherein one of the body or the drill guide includes an indicator, and the other of the body or the drill guide includes indicia representing the plurality of different workpiece thicknesses.

6 . The pocket hole jig of claim 1 , wherein the gimbal includes a post extending in a direction transverse to the guide axis, and wherein the post is received within a recess of the body to pivotally couple the gimbal to the body.

7 . A pocket hole jig comprising:
a body including a base surface positionable against a workpiece and a recess extending into the body from the base surface; a drill guide including a drill guide aperture extending therethrough, the drill guide aperture defining a guide axis for a drill bit such that the drill bit is insertable into the drill guide aperture along the guide axis, wherein the drill guide is pivotable relative to the body to adjust an inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface, wherein the drill guide includes a post, wherein the body includes a slot having a plurality of recesses, and wherein the post is biased into engagement with the plurality of recesses.

8 . The pocket hole jig of claim 7 , further comprising a gimbal pivotally coupled to the body and including a gimbal aperture extending therethrough, wherein the drill guide is at least partially received within and movable along the gimbal aperture.

9 . The pocket hole jig of claim 8 , wherein the gimbal aperture includes a longitudinally extending elongated slot, and wherein the drill guide includes a longitudinally extending elongated protrusion configured to be received by the longitudinally elongated extending slot.

10 . The pocket hole jig of claim 9 , wherein the longitudinally extending elongated slot and the longitudinally extending elongated protrusion extend parallel to the guide axis.

11 . The pocket hole jig of claim 10 , wherein engagement between the longitudinally extending elongated protrusion and the longitudinally extending elongated slot limits relative rotation between the gimbal and the drill guide but permits translation of the drill guide relative to the gimbal.

12 . The pocket hole jig of claim 7 , wherein the drill guide is pivotable relative to the body to adjust the inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface between a plurality of discrete angular orientations.

13 . The pocket hole jig of claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of discrete angular orientations corresponds with a different workpiece thickness.

14 . The pocket hole jig of claim 13 , wherein one of the body or the drill guide includes an indicator, and the other of the body or the drill guide includes indicia representing the plurality of different workpiece thicknesses.

15 . A pocket hole jig comprising:
a body including a base surface positionable against a workpiece and a recess extending into the body from the base surface; a gimbal pivotally coupled to the body and including a gimbal aperture extending therethrough; and a drill guide received by the gimbal aperture and including a drill guide aperture extending therethrough, the drill guide aperture defining a guide axis for a drill bit such that the drill bit is insertable into the drill guide aperture along the guide axis, wherein the drill guide is pivotable with the gimbal relative to the body to adjust an inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface, wherein the drill guide is movable along the gimbal aperture, wherein the drill guide is pivotable with the gimbal relative to the body to adjust the inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface between a plurality of discrete angular orientations, wherein each of the plurality of discrete angular orientations corresponds with a different workpiece thickness, and wherein one of the body or the drill guide includes an indicator, and the other of the body or the drill guide includes indicia representing the plurality of different workpiece thicknesses.

16 . The pocket hole jig of claim 15 , wherein the gimbal aperture includes a longitudinally extending elongated slot, and wherein the drill guide includes a longitudinally extending elongated protrusion configured to be received by the longitudinally extending elongated slot.

17 . The pocket hole jig of claim 16 , wherein the longitudinally extending elongated slot and the longitudinally extending elongated protrusion extend parallel to the guide axis.

18 . The pocket hole jig of claim 17 , wherein engagement between the longitudinally extending elongated protrusion and the longitudinally extending elongated slot limits relative rotation between the gimbal and the drill guide but permits translation of the drill guide relative to the gimbal.

19 . The pocket hole jig of claim 15 , wherein the indicia are unit of length indicia.

20 . The pocket hole jig of claim 15 , wherein the body includes a clamp pad to facilitate clamping the body to the workpiece.

Assignees

• Techtronic Cordless Gp
• Techtronic Power Tools Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Evatt Thomas
• Thackery Clinton C

Classifications

• B23B2247/10

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• B23B2247/12

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• B23B47/287 Primary

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