DUST EXTRACTOR

A dust extractor for a drill comprising: a housing 22 having an engagement region for receiving at least part of the housing of a drill when connected to the dust extractor; and a latch mechanism 38 comprising: a latch 62 moveably mounted within the housing 22 and which is capable of moving between a first position and a second position; a biasing mechanism 66 which biases the latch 62 towards its first position; at least one catch 72, 76, 78 attached to the latch 62 and which, when the latch 62 is in its first position, projects the engagement region and, when the latch 62 is in its second position, it is located outside of engagement region; wherein the at least one catch 72, 76, 78 comprises at least one chamfer 74, 80, 82 which is arranged so that, when the latch is in its first position and a part of a drill enters the engagement region, the chamfer sliding engages the part of the drill and moves the latch from its first position towards its second position.