Integrated dust extractor and power tool

US11872665B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation · US

Inventors

• Julia C. Marsh · Milwaukee, US
• John Bloom-Edmonds · Menomonee Falls, US
• Jeffery D. Spraggon · Milwaukee, US
• Andrew D. Van Hoorn · Menomonee Falls, US
• Allen H. Johnson, III · Houston, US
• Amedee Brennan O'Gorman · West Bend, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 1, 2022
• Grant date: Jan 16, 2024
• Expiry date: Apr 1, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B25D17/20
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A handheld power tool including a housing, a tool receptacle disposed on a first end of the housing and configured to receive a tool accessory, and a motor positioned within the housing and operatively coupled to the tool receptacle to drive the tool accessory. A dust container is selectively coupled to the housing. A dust tube is coupled to the first end of the housing and in fluid communication with the dust container, wherein the dust tube is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. A fan is positioned within the housing and is operable to generate a suction air flow path through the dust tube and into the dust container, wherein the fan rotatably driven by the motor.