Patent ID: 8133094

Claim:
A vacuum shroud for an angle grinder comprising: a body having an upper surface and a skirt attached thereto and extending downwardly from the upper surface so as to define an interior space so as to generally enclose a grinding disk of an angle grinder in said interior space; a hole formed in the center of the upper surface and a grinder mount located around the hole and extending upwardly from the upper surface for securing the shroud to an angle grinder; a vacuum port attached to the body and disposed in fluid communication with the interior space of the body; a removable hatch forming part of the skirt, the hatch being configured such that an edge of a grinding disk is exposed when the hatch is removed from the body, the hatch being removable from the body by sliding the hatch downwardly relative to the body; and a first mount disposed on the skirt and configured to receive the hatch in a closed position wherein the hatch covers said edge of the grinding disk; and a second mount disposed on the shroud and configured to receive the hatch in a storage position wherein the hatch does not cover said edge of the grinding disk.