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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeremiah Danney Webb, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Daniel Ashley Hippe, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Example alignment devices for aligning a drill bit with respect to a pilot hole and methods of use are described herein. An example alignment device includes a base having a first surface and a second surface, where the first surface is opposite the second surface. The alignment device also includes an alignment pin extending from the first surface of the base. The alignment device also includes a support extending from the second surface of the base and positioned such that a longitudinal axis of the alignment pin is separated from the support by an offset distance. An inner surface of the support has a radius of curvature along a length of the support. The radius of curvature is substantially equal to the offset distance, and a center of curvature of the support is coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the alignment pin.