Patent ID: 7520201

Claim:
A spark trap device for containing sparks created from a chop saw, said device comprising: a base plate receiving the chop saw, said base plate collecting the sparks from the chop saw; a pair of channels, each of said channels being coupled to opposing sides of said base plate, wherein the chop saw is positioned between said channels when the chop saw is positioned on said base plate, each of said channels extending between a front end and said rear end of said base plate, each of said channel including an elongated opening, said base plate forming a bottom wall of the elongated openings of said channels so that one of said channels receives metal filings collected on said base plate when said base plate is tipped onto an associated one of said opposing sides; a pair of side walls, each of said channels having one of said side walls coupled thereto and extending upwardly therefrom, each of said side walls being positioned adjacent a rear portion of the chop saw when said chop saw is positioned on said base plate; a rear wall being coupled to and extending upwardly from a rear end of said base plate, said rear wall being coupled to said side walls, said rear wall and said side walls deflecting sparks towards said base plate when the chop saw is used to cut a metal work piece; and a lid being hingedly coupled to said rear wall, said lid extending between said side walls when said lid is positioned over said side walls, said lid extending over the rear portion of the chop saw to deflect sparks onto said base plate.