Patent 8074962 was granted and assigned to Rockler Companies, Inc. on December, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A blast gate assembly for connecting two hoses includes a first cylindrical section for frictionally engaging with a first flexible vacuum hose, a second cylindrical section for frictionally engaging with a second flexible vacuum hose, and a valve section disposed between the first cylindrical section and the second cylindrical section. The valve section includes a mounting bracket.