Dust collector for radial arm saws

Claim 1

In combination with a radial arm saw assembly comprising a saw base, a vertical column positioned within the perimeter of said base at the rear thereof a horizontal worktable positioned on said base in front of said column, said worktable including a front table and a rear table separated by a rip fence, a spacer board located at the back of said rear table, a horizontal arm rotatably attached to the upper end of said column so as to be positioned over said worktable, a rotary saw protected by a saw guard carried by said arm, a dust collector positioned at the rear of said worktable to the left of said column, said collector comprising a generally flat-bottomed funnel-shaped shroud having a wide inlet which opens toward the front of said worktable and a narrow outlet for connection to a vacuum hose, said inlet being positioned entirely above the plane of said worktable, said shroud being arcuately movable, the improvement which comprises the floor of said shroud having a slot extending generally rearwardly, a bolt extending through both said slot and said spacer board to hold the bottom of the shroud in contact with the top of the spacer board, whereby said shroud can be slid forward or backward and rotated about said bolt over the spacer board and rear table to align the outlet of the shroud with the direction of saw rotation.