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Angle grinder dust shroud with slideable access hatch

  • US 8,523,637 B2
  • Filed: 07/19/2010
  • Issued: 09/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dust shroud for an angle grinder comprising:

  • a shroud body configured to enclose a grinding disc;

    a vacuum port attached to the shroud body to draw air from inside of the shroud body;

    a mounting mechanism for attaching the shroud body to an angle grinder;

    an access hatch on the shroud body, the access hatch being slideably attached to the shroud body so as to allow the hatch to slide from a closed position to an open position while remaining attached to the shroud body, wherein the access hatch is configured for movement to the open position to expose a side of a grinding disc;

    wherein the shroud body is circular in shape, and wherein the access hatch slides along the circumference of the shroud body; and

    further comprising an upper guide disposed on the top of the shroud body and a lower guide disposed along a skirt which extends downwardly from the top of the shroud body, and wherein the hatch slides along the upper guide and the lower guide to move in a circular direction around the shroud body.

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