Patent ID: 9616549
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B24B

Claim:
1. A dust collection apparatus for an orbital sander with a neck, a lower region, and a sanding plate, comprising: a top band and a housing, the top band constructed from a stretchable material; the top band being substantially rectangular in shape when lying flat including a first band end, a second band end, a top band edge and a bottom band edge, the first band end and the second band end comprising a band fastener configured to secure the first and second band ends together; the housing constructed from a flexible material; the housing including a first housing end, a second housing end, a top housing perimeter edge, and a bottom housing perimeter edge, the first housing end and the second housing end comprising a housing fastener configured to secure the first and second housing ends together; the housing additionally comprising a vacuum hose portal configured to connect to a dust collector, the vacuum hose portal including a seal about an inner perimeter thereof; the top band being connected to the housing with a substantial portion of the bottom band edge adjacent to the top housing perimeter edge; the dust collection apparatus configured to be attached to the orbital sander such that the bottom housing perimeter edge is positioned substantially planar with the bottom surface of the sanding plate and the housing wraps around and contours the lower region of the orbital sander and forms a dust collecting area around the sanding plate, the first and second housing ends secured together with the housing fastener; the top band wraps around the neck of the orbital sander and the first and second band ends secured together with the band fastener.