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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Aland Santamarina, Columbia, MD (US);
Joseph Kelleher, Parkville, MD (US);
Scott Muhlbaier, Baltimore, MD (US);
Darren B. Moss, York, PA (US);
Mark Brunson, Bel Air, MD (US);
David Lee, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael Peters, Lutherville, MD (US);
Rickey J. Thomas, Lineboro, MD (US);
Craig A. Schell, Street, MD (US);
Robert S. Gehret, Hampstead, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A drill bit has a shank portion having a plurality of SDS-type slots, a cutting portion comprising at least one cutting flute, and an intermediate portion connecting the shank to the cutting portion, the intermediate portion including at least one longitudinal slot. A depth gauge includes a body configured to receive the drill bit, a retention mechanism coupled to the body and having an inward projection to removably couple the body to the at least one additional slot in the drill bit, and a cap coupled to the body such that the cap contacts a workpiece surface to prevent the drill bit from entering the workpiece more than a predetermined depth, wherein the cap is movable relative to the body among a plurality of positions, wherein each of the plurality of positions corresponds to a different predetermined drilling depth.