Patent ID: 7654181

Claim:
In combination, a dust catcher and a contractor's table saw, said contractor's table saw comprising: a table and beneath the table a pivoting assembly including front and rear trunnions secured to each other by a pair of connecting rods and an arbor bracket arranged to pivot on said front trunnion, said arbor bracket supporting an arbor shaft and a saw blade for rotation on said shaft, the blade being positioned between said connecting rods and parallel thereto, said arbor bracket pivots in a plane parallel to said connecting rods and perpendicular to said front trunnion to raise and lower the arbor shaft and saw blade relative to the table and the front trunnion of the table saw includes a concave configuration to accommodate the saw blade when the arbor bracket is pivoted to lower the saw blade relative to the table, said dust catcher comprising: a shroud securable to said pivoting assembly for movement therewith, said shroud comprising side walls parallel to said connecting rods and end walls perpendicular to said connecting rods, said side walls and end walls defining an elongated dust collection space between the connecting rods and substantially surrounding the saw blade beneath the table, said front end wall comprising a front plate configured for reception into the concave front trunnion and substantially close a portion of said front end wall adjacent the front trunnion, said front plate including a slot which receives a portion of the saw blade when in a lowered position; and a dust collection nozzle extending from a lower portion of said shroud.