Patent ID: 7422040

Claim:
A debris collection container for a planer comprising: a receptacle for storage of debris generated by the planer, the receptacle defining an aperture through which debris passes into the receptacle and through which debris within the receptacle is removed from the receptacle; and a cap releaseably attachable to the receptacle for sealing the aperture of the receptacle, the cap including a connector connectable to the planer and through which debris can pass from the planer into the receptacle, wherein the cap is releaseably connectable to the receptacle by a means for connecting, the means for connecting comprising: a first part including two pegs moveable between an inner position and an outer position, wherein the pegs are biased to the outer position; the second part including a T-shaped slot, and the T-shaped slot defining an entrance at the bottom of the T-shaped slot; and wherein one of the first part and the second part is mounted on the receptacle and the other of the first part and the second part is mounted on the cap, and the first part and the second part are connectable to each other by insertion of the pegs into the entrance of the T-shaped slot when the pegs are moved to their inner positions, sliding the pegs to top of the T-shaped slot and allowing the pegs to move to their outer positions whilst located in the top section of the T-shaped slot.