Patent ID: 6079078
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A chip and dust collecting apparatus for a machine tool that includes a body, said dust collecting apparatus comprising:a. a vacuum supply apparatus;b. a hollow vacuum hood having a back opening, a forward opening, a side opening and an axis extending from the back opening toward the forward opening, said vacuum hood being attached at the back opening to the body;c. a hose connecting the vacuum supply apparatus to the side opening of the vacuum hood;d. a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end and an axis extending from the first end toward the second end, said sleeve being attached at the first end to the forward opening of the vacuum hood so that the flexible sleeve axis and the vacuum hood axis are generally parallel; ande. a hollow foot having an attachment end, a sealing end and a foot axis extending from the attachment end to the sealing end, said hollow foot being attached at the attachment end to the second end of the flexible sleeve, wherein said hollow foot also has a side wall extending between the attachment end and the sealing end which has a continuous, solid surface that is free of any openings.