Fastener installation guide
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1. An installation guide for installing a screw using a tool having a bit, the installation guide comprising:
- a housing configured for releasable connection to the bit, the housing including a channel therein sized and shaped to receive the bit therein for retaining the housing on the bit, the channel being configured to allow the bit to rotate relative to the housing within the channel about an axis of rotation, the channel having an opening outward of the housing that opens in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation; and
an indicator supported by the housing, the indicator configured for movement relative to the housing to indicate an angle of the housing relative to a reference plane.
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Abstract
An installation guide for installing a screw at a predetermined angle relative to a reference plane is disclosed. The installation guide includes a housing configured for releasable connection to a bit. The housing includes a channel being sized and shaped to receive the bit therein for retaining the housing on the bit. The channel allows the bit to rotate relative to the housing. An indicator is supported by the housing and is configured for movement relative to the housing to indicate an angle of the housing relative to a reference plane.
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1. An installation guide for installing a screw using a tool having a bit, the installation guide comprising:
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a housing configured for releasable connection to the bit, the housing including a channel therein sized and shaped to receive the bit therein for retaining the housing on the bit, the channel being configured to allow the bit to rotate relative to the housing within the channel about an axis of rotation, the channel having an opening outward of the housing that opens in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation; and an indicator supported by the housing, the indicator configured for movement relative to the housing to indicate an angle of the housing relative to a reference plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An installation guide kit for installing a screw with a tool having a bit, the installation guide kit comprising:
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at least one of the screws, the screw having a head configured for engagement with the bit to be driven by the tool through rotation of the bit; an installation guide for indicating the angle of the bit relative to a reference plane, the installation guide comprising; an opening sized and shaped to receive the bit therein, the opening configured to allow the bit to rotate relative to the installation guide within the opening; and an indicator for movement relative to the opening to indicate the angle of the installation guide relative to a reference plane. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An installation guide for installing a screw using a tool having a bit, the installation guide comprising:
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a housing configured for releasable connection to the bit, the housing including a channel therein having an opening outward of the housing, the channel being sized and shaped to receive the bit therein for retaining the housing on the bit, the channel being configured to allow the bit to rotate relative to the housing within the channel; and an indicator supported by the housing, the indicator configured to move relative to the housing by the force of gravity acting directly on the indicator to indicate an angle of the housing relative to a reference plane.
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