Patent ID: 8079389

Claim:
A vacuum attachment for a router table, comprising a hollow annular housing adapted for being mounted about a router positioned beneath a router table, the annular housing having: a) an upper edge, a lower edge and at least one sidewall, the upper and lower edges being adapted for sealing engagement with an external surface of the router; b) at least one vent hole and a vacuum port formed therein; c) first and second portions releasably attached to one another, wherein the first portion is substantially C-shaped and the second portion has an arcuate portion and a tubular portion, the arcuate portion being substantially C-shaped and the tubular portion projecting outwardly therefrom, the tubular portion defining the vacuum port, wherein each of said first and second portions includes: i) a pair of diametrically opposed side edges; and ii) a pair of side openings formed therein, the openings being formed adjacent each of the side edges, respectively, the side openings being adapted for receiving a pair of engaging posts formed on the router, whereby the first and second portions are releasably locked together to form the annular housing when the respective side openings of the first and second portions are aligned and positioned on the pair of engaging posts, whereby an external vacuum source connected to the vacuum port collects dust and debris falling below the table into the router when the hollow annular housing is attached to the router and aligned with an opening in the base of the router, environmental air entering the annular housing through the at least one vent hole to cool the router.