Patent ID: 8726774

Claim:
A miter saw dust collector apparatus comprising: a downdraft enclosure, said enclosure having a top surface, a bottom surface, a curved margin defining an outer circumference, a straight margin defining an inner diameter, said top and bottom surfaces and said curved and straight margins defining an internal downdraft space; an attachment tab extending laterally from the top surface of the enclosure proximate the inner diameter, said tab having a defined width; a plurality of spaced exhaust openings formed in the top surface; a hose receptacle opening formed in the top surface proximate the outer circumference; a length of flexible hose, an end of said hose capable of attachment to the hose receptacle opening on the top surface; a dust outlet opening formed in the bottom surface; and, a shroud panel extending vertically from the top surface at the outer circumference, said shroud having opposing edge margins overhanging the inner diameter of the enclosure by an overhang length generally consistent with the tab width.