Self-adjusting pocket hole jig
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1. A pocket hole jig comprising:
- a base having a clamp end and a toggle end;
a guide carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the toggle end;
a clamp assembly carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the guide, and reciprocally movable between an engaged position when moved toward the guide and a disengaged position when moved away from the guide, the clamp assembly including;
a carriage slidably carried by the base;
a clamp arm extending above and carried by carriage;
a foot coupled to the clamp arm for engaging a workpiece; and
a platform extending from the carriage overlying the base for receiving a workpiece and preventing the workpiece from contacting the base; and
an adjustment mechanism coupled to the clamp assembly to move the clamp assembly in a forward direction to the engaged position and in a rearward direction to the disengaged position.
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Abstract
A pocket hole jig including a base having a clamp end and a toggle end, a guide carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the toggle end and a clamp assembly carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the guide, and reciprocally movable between an engaged position when moved toward the guide and a disengaged position when moved away from the guide. The clamp assembly includes a carriage slidably carried by the base, a clamp arm extending above and carried by carriage, a foot coupled to the clamp arm for engaging a workpiece, and a platform extending from the carriage overlying the base for receiving a workpiece and preventing the workpiece from contacting the base.
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1. A pocket hole jig comprising:
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a base having a clamp end and a toggle end; a guide carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the toggle end; a clamp assembly carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the guide, and reciprocally movable between an engaged position when moved toward the guide and a disengaged position when moved away from the guide, the clamp assembly including; a carriage slidably carried by the base; a clamp arm extending above and carried by carriage; a foot coupled to the clamp arm for engaging a workpiece; and a platform extending from the carriage overlying the base for receiving a workpiece and preventing the workpiece from contacting the base; and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the clamp assembly to move the clamp assembly in a forward direction to the engaged position and in a rearward direction to the disengaged position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A pocket hole jig comprising:
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a base having a clamp end and a toggle end; a guide carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the toggle end, and reciprocally movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the guide including at least one guide channels; a clamp assembly carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the guide, and reciprocally movable between an engaged position when moved toward the guide and a disengaged position when moved away from the guide, the clamp assembly including a carriage slidably carried by the base, a clamp arm extending above and carried by carriage, and a platform extending from the carriage overlying the base for receiving a workpiece and preventing the workpiece from contacting the base; and a translation mechanism coupled between the guide and the clamp assembly, the translation mechanism being configured to move the guide in a downward direction to the lowered position when the clamp assembly is moved in a forward direction, and configured to move the guide in an upward direction to the raised position when the clamp assembly is moved in a rearward direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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