Dust and debris collection system for woodworking routers

A dust and debris collection system adapted for use with a router with a bit for working on a workpiece, the collection system comprising:

• a baffle comprising:
• a perimeter sidewall;
• and
• a sloped wall on the interior of said baffle, said sloped wall having a central bit hole formed therein adapted to accept the bit, said sloped wall being sloped with respect to said perimeter sidewall and having a surface extending from said perimeter sidewall to the central bit hole, said perimeter sidewall and said sloped wall having therein an opening, the opening being adapted to allow access to the router bit for changing the bit without removal of the baffle, said surface being adapted to redirect cooling air generated by the router away from the router and the workpiece through the opening;
• a dust collection hood located adjacent to the baffle, the dust collection hood comprised of:
• said sloped wall on the interior of said dust collection hood;
• a perimeter hoodwall connected to said sloped wall;
• and
• a discharge port connected to said perimeter hoodwall and adapted to connect said dust collection hood to a vacuum system to remove dust and debris from said dust collection hood during use of the router;
• and
• a brush having a series of bristles extending from the dust collection hood and configured to contain dust and debris.