Patent 9723959 was granted and assigned to Makita on August, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A dust collector interlocking system includes a transmitter provided in the electric power tool and capable of transmitting a radio signal, and a receiver provided in the suction hose of the dust collector and capable of receiving the radio signal from the transmitter of the electric power tool. The transmitter transmits a drive signal of the electric power tool, and the receiver receives the drive signal of the electric power tool from the transmitter to turn on a start switch of the dust collector.