Patent ID: 7661195

Claim:
A tool coupling and dust collection system for a reciprocal saw, said apparatus comprising: a plate having a first side, a second side, a rear edge, a front edge, an upper edge and a lower edge, a male coupler being attached to said rear edge and being configured for releasably attachment to the reciprocal saw, a planar foot being attached to and extending downwardly from said lower edge, said foot being positioned adjacent to said front edge and being coplanar with said plate, said foot including a distal edge with respect to said plate; a plurality of attachments, each of said attachments being removably attached to said foot; a housing being positioned around said plate, said housing including a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall defining a collection space of said housing, said bottom wall having an attachment aperture extending therethrough to permit said attachments coupled to said plate to extend from said housing, said top wall of said housing having a vacuum aperture extending therethrough; a vacuum hose being coupled to said top wall of said housing and in fluid communication with said vacuum aperture, a free end of said vacuum hose being mounted to a vacuum to vacuum the dust from said housing; a lower mounting collar being mounted to said housing adjacent a mounting aperture extending into said perimeter wall to permit said plate to extend from said housing to be attached to the reciprocal saw; said lower mounting collar including a first collar plate and a lower collar being coupled to and extending outwardly from said first collar plate, said first collar plate being mounted to said housing, said first collar plate having an access aperture being aligned with said mounting aperture of said housing, said lower collar extending around a portion of said mounting aperture an upper mounting collar being mounted to said housing; and said upper mounting collar including a second collar plate and an upper collar being coupled to and extending outwardly from said second collar plate, said second collar plate being mounted to said housing with said first collar plate positioned between said housing and said second collar plate.