Patent ID: 7549826
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: B23B,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device to collect cuttings produced by a cutting tool, comprising: a chip cutter to shear each cutting into a multiplicity of chips each substantially smaller than each cutting, wherein the chip cutter includes a bushing through which the cutting tool extends when the device is in an operative position relative to the cutting tool to substantially maintain a lateral position of the device relative to an axis of rotation of the cutting tool and to permit the cutting tool to move relative to the device along the axis of rotation of the cutting tool; a collector to collect the chips without using suction and other air or gas pressure, wherein the chip cutter is disposed within the collector, the bushing including an elongated portion and a base portion extending orthogonally from the elongated portion, the base portion forming a seal with the collector to retain chips within an interior of the collector and being in direct contact with the workpiece, the cutting tool contacting or riding against the elongated portion of the bushing within the collector; and an opening formed in the elongated portion to shear each cutting into the multiplicity of chips, wherein the opening is substantially elliptical or rectangular with a selected width and length throughout the extent of the opening.