US 12,151,330 B2
Dust collector for power tool
Kenneth D. Peterson, Little Suamico, WI (US); Bryan C. Ward, Wauwatosa, WI (US); and James E. Pangerc, Pewaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,621.
Application 18/132,621 is a division of application No. 16/635,837, granted, now 11,648,635, previously published as PCT/US2018/000213, filed on Aug. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/546,032, filed on Aug. 16, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0241736 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B23Q 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 11/0046 (2013.01) [B23Q 11/0071 (2013.01); B23B 2270/62 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dust collector operable to collect dust and debris generated during operation of a power tool, the dust collector comprising:
a mounting base configured to couple to the power tool, the mounting base defining a longitudinal axis and including an anchor;
a tether including a first end coupled to the mounting base, a second end opposite the first end, a length measured between the first end and the second end, and a plurality of bulbous elements spaced apart along at least a majority of the length of the tether, the tether configured to be wrapped around a portion of the power tool such that one of the plurality of bulbous elements engages the anchor to secure the dust collector to the power tool;
a shroud extending from the mounting base, the shroud including a first end adjacent the mounting base, a second end operable to contact a workpiece, and a sleeve extending between the first end and the second end; and
a vacuum port coupled to the mounting base, wherein the anchor is positioned on the vacuum port.