Chip and dust collection apparatus

The chip and dust collecting apparatus for a machine tool that includes a body, said dust collecting apparatus comprising:

• a. a vacuum supply apparatus;
• b. a hollow vacuum hood having a back opening, a forward opening, a side opening and an axis extending from the back opening toward the forward opening, said vacuum hood being attached at the back opening to the body;
• c. a hose connecting the vacuum supply apparatus to the side opening of the vacuum hood;
• d. a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end and an axis extending from the first end toward the second end, said sleeve being attached at the first end to the forward opening of the vacuum hood so that the flexible sleeve axis and the vacuum hood axis are generally parallel;
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• e. a hollow foot having an attachment end, a sealing end and a foot axis extending from the attachment end to the sealing end, said hollow foot being attached at the attachment end to the second end of the flexible sleeve, wherein the sealing end of the foot comprises a flange projecting outwardly and back toward the attachment end of the foot.

The chip and dust collecting apparatus for a machine tool that includes a body, said dust collecting apparatus comprising:

• a. a vacuum supply apparatus;
• b. a hollow vacuum hood having a back opening, a forward opening, a side opening and an axis extending from the back opening toward the forward opening, said vacuum hood being attached at the back opening to the body;
• c. a hose connecting the vacuum supply apparatus to the side opening of the vacuum hood;
• d. a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end and an axis extending from the first end toward the second end, said sleeve being attached at the first end to the forward opening of the vacuum hood so that the flexible sleeve axis and the vacuum hood axis are generally parallel, wherein the flexible sleeve comprises a wire coil reinforced hose, wherein the wire coil is made of metal, and wherein the wire has a generally rectangular cross section, said cross section having a long axis and a short axis, said long axis lying in a direction generally normal to the flexible sleeve axis;
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• e. a hollow foot having an attachment end, a sealing end and a foot axis extending from the attachment end to the sealing end, said hollow foot being attached at the attachment end to the second end of the flexible sleeve.

The chip and dust collecting apparatus for a machine tool that includes a body, said dust collecting apparatus comprising:

• a. a vacuum supply apparatus;
• b. a hollow vacuum hood having a back opening, a forward opening, a side opening and an axis extending from the back opening toward the forward opening, said vacuum hood being attached at the back opening to the body;
• c. a hose connecting the vacuum supply apparatus to the side opening of the vacuum hood;
• d. a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end and an axis extending from the first end toward the second end, said sleeve being attached at he first end to the forward opening of the vacuum hood so that the flexible sleeve axis and the vacuum hood axis are generally parallel;
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• e. a hollow foot having an attachment end, a sealing end and a foot axis extending from the attachment end to the sealing end, said hollow foot being attached at the attachment end to the second end of the flexible sleeve,
• wherein the vacuum hood is rotatably attached to the body so that the vacuum hood, the flexible sleeve, and the foot rotate about the vacuum hood axis.

The chip and dust collecting apparatus for a machine tool that includes a body, said dust collecting apparatus comprising:

• a. a vacuum supply apparatus;
• b. a hollow vacuum hood having a back opening, a forward opening, a side opening and an axis extending from the back opening toward the forward opening, said vacuum hood being attached at the back opening to the body;
• c. a hose connecting the vacuum supply apparatus to the side opening of the vacuum hood;
• d. a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end and an axis extending from the first end toward the second end, said sleeve being attached at the first end to the forward opening of the vacuum hood so that the flexible sleeve axis and the vacuum hood axis are generally parallel;
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• e. a hollow foot having an attachment end, a sealing end and a foot axis extending from the attachment end to the sealing end, said hollow foot being attached at the attachment end to the second end of the flexible sleeve, wherein the foot is made of a transparent material.

A chip and dust collecting apparatus for a machine tool that includes a body, said dust collecting apparatus comprising:

• a. a vacuum supply apparatus;
• b. a hollow vacuum hood having a back opening, a forward opening, a side opening and an axis extending from the back opening toward the forward opening, said vacuum hood being attached at the back opening to the body;
• c. a hose connecting the vacuum supply apparatus to the side opening of the vacuum hood;
• d. a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end and an axis extending from the first end toward the second end, said sleeve being concentrically attached at the first end to the forward opening of the vacuum hood so that the flexible sleeve axis and the vacuum hood axis are generally parallel, said flexible sleeve being more flexible in a direction along the flexible sleeve axis than in a direction normal to the flexible sleeve axis;
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• e. a hollow foot having an attachment end, a sealing end and a foot axis extending from the attachment end to the sealing end, said hollow foot being concentrically attached at the attachment end to the second end of the flexible sleeve, said sealing end comprising a flange projecting outwardly and back toward the attachment end of the foot.

A chip and dust collecting apparatus for a machine tool that includes a body, said dust collecting apparatus comprising:

• a. a vacuum supply apparatus;
• b. a hollow vacuum hood having a back opening, a forward opening, a side opening and an axis extending from the back opening toward the forward opening, said vacuum hood being attached at the back opening to the body;
• c. a hose connecting the vacuum supply apparatus to the side opening of the vacuum hood;
• d. a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end and an axis extending from the first end toward the second end, said sleeve being concentrically attached at the first end to the forward opening of the vacuum hood so that the flexible sleeve axis and the vacuum hood axis are generally parallel, said flexible sleeve being more flexible in a direction along the flexible sleeve axis than in a direction normal to the flexible sleeve axis, said flexible sleeve comprising a wire coil reinforced hose that is more flexible along the flexible sleeve axis than in a direction normal to the longitudinal sleeve axis and pivotable at the second end to a plurality of orientations not parallel with the flexible sleeve axis;
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• e. a hollow foot having an attachment end, a sealing end and a foot axis extending from the attachment end to the sealing end, said hollow foot being concentrically attached at the attachment end to the second end of the flexible sleeve, said sealing end comprising a flange projecting outwardly and back toward the attachment end of the foot.