Patent ID: 8348726

Claim:
A dust reducing sanding system for being connected to a vacuum to collect dust during sanding, said system comprising: a shroud including a top wall and a peripheral wall coupled to said top wall, said top wall and said peripheral wall defining an interior space of said shroud, a distal edge of said peripheral wall opposite said top wall defining an open end of said shroud, said open end being in communication with said interior space to allow the dust to enter the interior space; a handle being mounted to said shroud, said handle being graspable to facilitate manipulation of said shroud; a collection pipe being coupled to said peripheral wall of said shroud, said collection pipe being in fluid communication with said interior space of said shroud said collection pipe being engaged by the vacuum to permit the dust to be vacuumed out of said shroud; and an abrasive material embedded into a substantially rigid base plate formed from an epoxy or polyepoxide and exposed to a first surface, said base plate being removably mounted to said shroud, and positioned over said open end of said shroud, said base plate having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough.