Power tool dust collector
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1. A power tool assembly, comprising:
- a hand-held power tool;
a dust collector removably coupled to the power tool; and
, wherein the dust collector further includesa housing,a telescoping suction pipe coupled to the housing,an electric motor positioned in the housing,a suction fan driven by the electric motor and operable to generate a vacuum in the suction pipe,a dust container coupled to the housing and positioned upstream of the suction fan,an adapter including a first portion coupled to the housing and a second portion, andan auxiliary handle coupled to the second portion of the adapter and the power tool, the adapter and the auxiliary handle supporting the power tool, wherein the power tool is positioned adjacent the dust collector, wherein the auxiliary handle includes a cylindrical band received within an arcuate slot in the adapter and a rotatable grip for constricting and expanding the band, and wherein a neck of the power tool is clamped by the band; and
first and second power tool battery packs each of which is interchangeably coupled with the power tool and the dust collector for separately powering the power tool and the dust collector, respectively.
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Abstract
A power tool assembly includes a hand-held power tool, a dust collector removably coupled to the power tool, and first and second power tool battery packs each of which is interchangeably coupled with the power tool and the dust collector for separately powering the power tool and the dust collector, respectively.
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1. A power tool assembly, comprising:
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a hand-held power tool; a dust collector removably coupled to the power tool; and
, wherein the dust collector further includesa housing, a telescoping suction pipe coupled to the housing, an electric motor positioned in the housing, a suction fan driven by the electric motor and operable to generate a vacuum in the suction pipe, a dust container coupled to the housing and positioned upstream of the suction fan, an adapter including a first portion coupled to the housing and a second portion, and an auxiliary handle coupled to the second portion of the adapter and the power tool, the adapter and the auxiliary handle supporting the power tool, wherein the power tool is positioned adjacent the dust collector, wherein the auxiliary handle includes a cylindrical band received within an arcuate slot in the adapter and a rotatable grip for constricting and expanding the band, and wherein a neck of the power tool is clamped by the band; and first and second power tool battery packs each of which is interchangeably coupled with the power tool and the dust collector for separately powering the power tool and the dust collector, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A power tool assembly, comprising:
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a hand-held power tool; a dust collector removably coupled to the power tool; and
first and second power tool battery packs each of which is interchangeably coupled with the power tool and the dust collector for separately powering the power tool and the dust collector, respectively,wherein the dust collector further includes a housing, a telescoping suction pipe coupled to the housing, an electric motor positioned in the housing, a suction fan driven by the electric motor and operable to generate a vacuum in the suction pipe, and a switch electrically connecting the motor with the second power tool battery pack to activate the motor in response to detecting telescoping movement of the suction pipe relative to the housing, wherein the switch is a first switch, wherein the dust collector further includes a second switch electrically connected with the motor, the second power tool battery pack, and the first switch, and wherein the second switch is toggled between a first switching position in which the electric motor remains deactivated irrespective of actuation of the first switch, a second switching position in which the electric motor may be activated and deactivated automatically in response to actuation of the first switch, and a third switching position in which the electric motor may be activated irrespective of actuation of the first switch. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A power tool assembly, comprising:
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a hand-held power tool; a dust collector removably coupled to the power tool, wherein the dust collector further includes a housing, a telescoping suction pipe coupled to the housing, an electric motor positioned in the housing, a suction fan driven by the electric motor and operable to generate a vacuum in the suction pipe, a dust container coupled to the housing and positioned upstream of the suction fan, and a filter supported by at least one of the housing and the dust container, the filter being removable from the one of the housing and the dust container for at least one of servicing and replacement, wherein the filter is removably received in the dust container, wherein the filter includes a pleated element and a rim surrounding the pleated element, and wherein the rim is trapped between the dust container and the housing when the dust container is attached to the housing; and first and second power tool battery packs each of which is interchangeably coupled with the power tool and the dust collector for separately powering the power tool and the dust collector, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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