Patent ID: 7438509

Claim:
A slug retrieval apparatus for use with a hole saw with a pilot bit chuck mechanism, the apparatus comprising: a shaft having a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween, the second end for removable fit into the chuck mechanism; a slot disposed within the first end of the of the shaft, the slot having a fore end and an aft end; a pair of opposed springs disposed within the slot, each spring comprising: a slant having a first end and a second end, the first end of the slant attached within and extended outwardly from the fore end of the slot, the slant capable of movement between a first position and a second position; a bend at the second end of the slant, the bend proximal to the aft end of the slot; a horizontal extended inwardly from the bend, whereby the first position of the slant locates a portion of the slant, the bend, and the horizontal in a position greater than a diameter of the shaft, the second position locates the slant, the bend, and the horizontal in a position within the slot and less than the diameter of the shaft.