Patent ID: 8110025

Claim:
A dust collector for collecting particles, dust and chips in a wood working shop, comprising: an inlet conduit directing air containing at least one of particles, dust and chips; an inlet ring having a top, a bottom and an inlet opening to which the inlet conduit is connected; a collection container connected to said bottom of said inlet ring; a filter element connected to said top of said inlet ring; a ring wall in said inlet ring, said ring wall being affixed to said inlet ring and defining a central opening; and a baffle mounted in said inlet ring and spaced from said ring wall, said inlet conduit directing air flow between said ring wall and said baffle wherein said ring wall and said baffle taper toward one another, said ring wall extending from an interior surface of said inlet ring to said central opening in a frustrum shape, said baffle being conical in shape and mounted spaced from said ring wall and spaced from said inlet ring.