Patent ID: 8523637
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
1. A dust shroud for an angle grinder comprising: a shroud body configured to enclose a grinding disc; a vacuum port attached to the shroud body to draw air from inside of the shroud body; a mounting mechanism for attaching the shroud body to an angle grinder; an access hatch on the shroud body, the access hatch being slideably attached to the shroud body so as to allow the hatch to slide from a closed position to an open position while remaining attached to the shroud body, wherein the access hatch is configured for movement to the open position to expose a side of a grinding disc; wherein the shroud body is circular in shape, and wherein the access hatch slides along the circumference of the shroud body; and further comprising an upper guide disposed on the top of the shroud body and a lower guide disposed along a skirt which extends downwardly from the top of the shroud body, and wherein the hatch slides along the upper guide and the lower guide to move in a circular direction around the shroud body.