Patent ID: 6796208
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B23D,B23Q,B27G,Y10T

Abstract:
A vacuum system for removing sawdust from a worktable, the system comprising:a rigid overhead conduit assembly configured for mounting over a worktable having a cutting area around a circular saw blade, the cutting area having a workpiece intake side, and the saw blade having a load cutting edge adjacent the workpiece intake side of the cutting area; a vacuum source connected to the overhead conduit assembly; a hood assembly pivotally connected to the conduit assembly, wherein the hood assembly can be lowered to substantially cover the cutting area, and alternately raised out of the way of the cutting area, the hood assembly having an air intake opening in front of the lead cutting edge of the saw blade for drawing air and debris from the cutting areas; wherein the hood assembly has two side panels each side panel having a side skirt that pivots and slides relative to a single point on the side panel accommodate a workpiece moving through the cutting area, and to minimize air intake from outside the hood assembly, the air intake opening being permitted to drop behind a trailing edge of the workpiece while the side skirts are supported on a top surface of the workpiece while the workpiece moves through the cutting area.