US 7,465,328 B2 · Dust collector for a power tool

Abstract

An improved dust collector for a power tool is employed. The dust collector includes a body portion, a neck portion and a head portion, wherein the body portion is disposable on the power tool so that during the cutting operation the body portion will receive and direct the air, dust, and debris to the head portion via the neck portion to either be exhausted out or to be collected in a dust collection volume. Preferably, the body portion has a series of openings to allow the user to view the cutting wheel during the cutting operation. The body portion may also have an internal directional member for efficiently directing the flow of air, dust, and debris. The head portion is preferably rotatably connected to the neck portion to allow the user to rotate the head portion to a desired position.

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Dependent claims

A power tool comprising:

a housing having a handle portion and a field case;
a gear case connected to the field case;
a cutting wheel cover connected to the gear case;
a shoe assembly having a central aperture connected to the cutting wheel cover, and a dust collector assembly disposed over a portion of the central aperture on a lateral end of the shoe assembly adjacent to the cutting wheel cover,
wherein the dust collector assembly includes at least one opening to allow a user to look into the dust collector assembly and through the central aperture of the shoe assembly to ensure that the cutting operation is proceeding along a desired cutting path.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Dust collector for a power tool

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Dust collector for a power tool

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Abstract

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