Holding fixture for drilling oblique holes

Claim 1

A holding fixture for holding a work piece in a specific angular relation to a drill for drilling an oblique hole in the work piece, the fixture comprising: a planar base member attachable to a drill press table; an upwardly extending work piece support table pivotally attachable at its lower end to said base member for adjustment about a horizontal axis; adjusting means connectable between said support table and said base member for securely holding said support table at a continuously selectable angle relative to said base member within the range of said adjusting means; first indicia means on said adjusting means for indicating the selected angle of said support table relative to said base member; the lower end of said support table having an integrally formed outwardly extending foot plate substantially perpendicular to said support table for supporting a work piece thereon, the foot plate having a substantially central clearance hole permitting passage of a drill through a work piece; a bar member horizontally slidably mounted on the upper portion of said support table; said bar member having an outwardly projecting stop, substantially normal to the plane of said support table for engaging a side edge of a work piece mounted on said support table; and second indicia means on said bar member for indicating the position of said stop relative to said support table and said clearance hole.