A dust extractor for a drill comprising: a housing having an engagement region for receiving at least part of the housing of a drill when connected to the dust extractor; and a latch mechanism comprising: a latch moveably mounted within the housing and which is capable of moving between a first position and a second position; a biasing mechanism which biases the latch towards its first position; at least one catch (72, 76, 78) attached to the latch and which, when the latch is in its first position, projects the engagement region and, when the latch is in its second position, it is located outside of engagement region; wherein the at least one catch (72, 76, 78) comprises at least one chamfer (74, 80, 82) which is arranged so that, when the latch is in its first position and a part of a drill enters the engagement region, the chamfer (74, 80, 82) sliding engages the part of the drill and moves the latch from its first position towards its second position; wherein the dust extractor further comprises: a fan wheel rotatable mounted within the housing; a drive spindle which is rotationally connected to the fan wheel such that rotation of the drive spindle results in rotation of the fan wheel; characterised in that the drive spindle is axially slideable between two positions, a first position where an end of the drive spindle extends into the engagement region and a second position where it is located outside of the engagement region; wherein the drive spindle is connected to the latch such that, when the drive spindle and the latch are in their first positions, movement of the latch from its first position to its second position results movement of the drive spindle from its first position to its second position. a housing having an engagement region for receiving at least part of the housing of a drill when connected to the dust extractor; and a latch mechanism comprising: a latch moveably mounted within the housing and which is capable of moving between a first position and a second position; a biasing mechanism which biases the latch towards its first position; at least one catch (72, 76, 78) attached to the latch and which, when the latch is in its first position, projects the engagement region and, when the latch is in its second position, it is located outside of engagement region; wherein the at least one catch (72, 76, 78) comprises at least one chamfer (74, 80, 82) which is arranged so that, when the latch is in its first position and a part of a drill enters the engagement region, the chamfer (74, 80, 82) sliding engages the part of the drill and moves the latch from its first position towards its second position; wherein the dust extractor further comprises: a fan wheel rotatable mounted within the housing; a drive spindle which is rotationally connected to the fan wheel such that rotation of the drive spindle results in rotation of the fan wheel; characterised in that the drive spindle is axially slideable between two positions, a first position where an end of the drive spindle extends into the engagement region and a second position where it is located outside of the engagement region; wherein the drive spindle is connected to the latch such that, when the drive spindle and the latch are in their first positions, movement of the latch from its first position to its second position results movement of the drive spindle from its first position to its second position. a latch moveably mounted within the housing and which is capable of moving between a first position and a second position; a biasing mechanism which biases the latch towards its first position; at least one catch (72, 76, 78) attached to the latch and which, when the latch is in its first position, projects the engagement region and, when the latch is in its second position, it is located outside of engagement region; wherein the at least one catch (72, 76, 78) comprises at least one chamfer (74, 80, 82) which is arranged so that, when the latch is in its first position and a part of a drill enters the engagement region, the chamfer (74, 80, 82) sliding engages the part of the drill and moves the latch from its first position towards its second position; wherein the dust extractor further comprises: a fan wheel rotatable mounted within the housing; a drive spindle which is rotationally connected to the fan wheel such that rotation of the drive spindle results in rotation of the fan wheel; characterised in that the drive spindle is axially slideable between two positions, a first position where an end of the drive spindle extends into the engagement region and a second position where it is located outside of the engagement region; wherein the drive spindle is connected to the latch such that, when the drive spindle and the latch are in their first positions, movement of the latch from its first position to its second position results movement of the drive spindle from its first position to its second position. a fan wheel rotatable mounted within the housing; a drive spindle which is rotationally connected to the fan wheel such that rotation of the drive spindle results in rotation of the fan wheel; characterised in that the drive spindle is axially slideable between two positions, a first position where an end of the drive spindle extends into the engagement region and a second position where it is located outside of the engagement region; wherein the drive spindle is connected to the latch such that, when the drive spindle and the latch are in their first positions, movement of the latch from its first position to its second position results movement of the drive spindle from its first position to its second position.