Patent ID: 7676882

Claim:
A debris collection device for collecting debris generated while drilling a vertical surface, said device comprising: a tray being positionable adjacent the vertical surface and under a drill to collect falling debris when the vertical surface is drilled, said tray including a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being coupled to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said perimeter wall and said bottom wall defining a collection space to receive the debris; a transfer tube being coupled to said tray, said transfer tube being graspable to facilitate manipulation of said tray, said transfer tube being coupled to said bottom wall of said tray and in fluid communication with an aperture extending through said bottom wall, said transfer tube receiving debris passing through said aperture from said tray, said transfer tube having a free end positioned opposite said tray; a vacuum being removably engaged with said free end to vacuum the debris as it is collected in said tray and said transfer tube; and a cap being couplable to said free end of said transfer tube opposite said tray when the vacuum is removed from said transfer tube, said cap inhibiting debris collected in said transfer tube from exiting.