POWER TOOL DUST PORT CONNECTOR MECHANISM

• Main Authors: HELMER ETHAN L, DOEHNER THOMAS F, PAST ADAM, MILLER PHILIP T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.05.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOTPARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GRINDING; HAND TOOLS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; MANIPULATORS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHING; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

A connector mechanism that connects a dust bag or other accessory to a power tool. The connector mechanism including a collar assembly having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end engaging the power tool and the distal end comprising a plurality of castellations radially spaced about an interior surface thereof for non-selectively engaging a plurality of castellations on the power tool to establish a mating interface between the collar assembly and the dust port; and a plurality of locking members radially spaced about the collar assembly to establish a locking relationship between the collar assembly and the dust port.