Dust and particle control attachment for a saw

An attachment for a power tool having a cutting blade mounted relative to a housing for rotation on a shaft extending outwardly from said housing comprising:

• a guard having a first side adjacent to and fastened to said housing parallel to one side of said cutting blade and a second side spaced from said first side parallel to the other side of said cutting blade, said second side being removably fastened to said first side and cooperating with said first side to provide a passageway to capture dust and particles resulting from a cutting action of said cutting blade;
• first means associated with at least one of said first and second sides to enable cutting inside corners of abutting walls both horizontally and vertically;
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• second means associated with at least one of said first and second sides and said passageway to contain said dust and particles in said passageway and to direct said dust and particles to a collection means connected to said guard adjacent a discharge end of said passageway.

In a saw having a housing, a rotary shaft extending from said housing and a cutting blade attached to said rotary shaft, a dust and particle control attachment comprising:

• a guard for said cutting blade having a first side adjacent to and fastened to said housing parallel to one side of said cutting blade and a second side spaced from and removably fastened to said first side parallel to the other side of said cutting blade, said first and second sides cooperating to provide a passageway to capture dust and particles resulting from a cutting action of said cutting blade;
• first means associated with at least one of said first and second sides to enable cutting inside corners of abutting walls both horizontally and vertically;
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• second means associated with at least one of said first and second sides and said passageway to contain said dust and particles in said passageway and to direct said dust and particles to a collector means connected to said guard adjacent a discharge end of said passageway.