Patent ID: 8177606

Claim:
A dust shroud for rotary tools comprising: a shroud which extends around a tool bit mounted in a rotary tool, the shroud having an upper portion and a circumferential skirt so as to cover the top of the tool bit and a portion of the sides of the tool bit; an opening in the upper portion of the shroud adjacent the output shaft of the rotary tool; a mount disposed about the opening, the mount being attachable to a body of the rotary tool; a vacuum port disposed in fluid communication with the shroud so as to draw air from around the tool bit; and wherein the dust shroud has a joint which passes through said opening and which divides the shroud into a first part and a second part which is separate from the first part the first part being selectively attachable to the second part, and wherein the joint passes through the mount to divide the mount into a first portion and a second portion.