Patent ID: 8584888

Claim:
A debris receptacle that is removably secured to an edge of a work surface comprising: (a) a debris receiving volume defined by opposite vertical sides, a rear, and a bottom, the debris receiving volume being configured to provide an unobstructed path for receiving debris that is moved from the work surface, so that the debris falls into the debris receiving volume; (b) clamp arms that are pivotally coupled to the vertical sides of the debris receiving volume and extend adjacent to each side so that a clamping surface provided on an underside of each clamp arm overlies one or more clamping surfaces formed on the bottom, the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume being disposed at a forward edge of the bottom; and (c) at least one spring coupled to at least one of the clamp arms and to at least one of the sides of the debris receiving volume, the at least one spring applying a biasing force to urge the clamping surfaces on the clamp arms toward the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume, so that when the clamp arms are positioned at an edge of a work surface so as to contact a top of the work surface and the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume are positioned against an undersurface of the edge of the work surface, the biasing force causes the clamping surfaces to removably secure the debris receptacle to the edge of the work surface in a position to receive debris that is moved by sweeping the debris from the work surface and into the debris receiving volume.