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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313838 | Powered cleaner/polisher A motorized cleaning/polishing device includes a housing and a carrier with a detachable cleaning/polishing attachment. The housing contains a rechargeable battery, motor and flex mount having flexible pillars to which the carrier is mounted. The carrier is also cou... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7125323 | Clutch device for a rollers' swinging mechanism of a belt sander A clutch device for a rollers' swinging mechanism of a belt sander, which includes a roller set, a swinging gear set, is composed of a control bar, a linking member and a clutch member. The roller set is driven by the swinging gear set to carry out an axial movement... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7066798 | Adapter for grinding machine Disclosed is an adapter for grinding machine comprising: a grinding shaft sleeve of cylindrical shape whose one end is open and having at least one through hole formed at a selected position of an outer circumference; a grinding shaft rotatably and movably fitted in... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044843 | Sander device having vacuuming structure A sander device includes a platform having an orifice, a chamber and one or more apertures formed in an outer surface and communicating with the chamber. A rotatable sander member is extended through the orifice of the platform, for being driven to abrade or polish ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7004818 | Sander with orbiting platen and abrasive The invented Sander with Orbiting Platen and Abrasive includes a platen, an abrasive secured to the platen, and a motor connected to the platen to move the platen and abrasive in an orbit or circular pattern The motor is connected to the platen by a belt that extend... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004828 | Sander apparatus and method A sander apparatus and method includes a sander table and a sanding drum. A guide bearing is connected to the sanding drum wherein the guide bearing is conformed to fit within the stabilizing guide bearing receiver in the sander table. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6973367 | Method for producing a bore In a method for machining bores of workpieces with a desired nominal shape of the bores in operative condition, a bore with a desired nominal shape in inoperative condition is produced in a workpiece and the workpiece is then put in operative condition. A deviation ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6910958 | Feeding mechanism of a rippled edge beveler The present invention relates to a rippled edge beveler comprising a wheelhead feeding mechanism having an upper planker and a grinding wheel, wherein the upper planker 2 is connected to the middle planker which is connected to the lower planker fixed on the ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6860797 | Reciprocating device for a polishing roller of an emery-polishing machine A reciprocating device for a polishing roller of an emery-polishing machine includes a connect device pivotally connected with a bearing base for a support shaft of a polishing roller to fit in, a belt wheel fixed on the connect device to rotate the support shaft to... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6685545 | Roller swaying device for an emery belt machine A roller swaying device for an emery belt machine includes a machine body provided with a machine base on top, two rollers respectively having its support shaft axially pivoted with the groove hole of the machine base, and a fit device provided at a prese... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6089957 | Method of grinding eyeglass len, and eyeglass lens grinding apparatus An eyeglass lens grinding apparatus, which performs bevelling on an eyeglass lens while sufficiently reducing the variation in the size of the bevel being formed so that the finished lens can be fitted snugly in the wearer's eyeglass frame. The eyeglass l... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6001003 | Wave beveling machine A wave beveling machine is disclosed which produces a wave bevel on a glass work piece. The machine includes a feed path that is adapted to receive a glass work piece and which includes a plurality of spaced-apart treatment heads adjacent the feed path an... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5916014 | Oscillating belt/spindle sander An oscillating belt sander or spindle sander is disclosed. The sander includes a motor shaft that extends upwardly through a worktable that supports a workpiece. The motor shaft supports a belt sander or spindle sander sanding surface. A combined motor an... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5860852 | Oscillating spindle sander An oscillating spindle sander having a spindle rotatably mounted in a cabinet. An external end of the spindle is adapted to receive a sanding drum. An upper cam pulley is fixedly attached to the spindle and a lower cam pulley is rotatably attached to the ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5681210 | Honing tool for elliptical cylinder bore A honing tool for elliptical bores uses a unique rotary to linear to radial translation mechanism to translate the primary rotary motion of the drive shaft into axial motion of rods and sleeves within the drive shaft, which ultimately wedge the honing sto... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5649852 | Sanding apparatus A variable reciprocating and rotating sanding apparatus comprises a drive shaft that is partially surrounded by first and second cams. The cams cooperate to form a cam track. A cross shaft is connected to the drive shaft and extends outwardly therefrom. T... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5624302 | Oscillating spindle sander An oscillating spindle sander having a spindle rotatably mounted in a cabinet. An external end of the spindle is adapted to receive a sanding drum. An upper cam pulley is fixedly attached to the spindle and a lower cam pulley is rotatably attached to the ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5558566 | Oscillating spindle sander An oscillating spindle sander having a spindle rotatably mounted in a cabinet. An external end of the spindle is adapted to receive a sanding drum. An upper cam pulley is fixedly attached to the spindle and a lower cam pulley is rotatably attached to the ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5549507 | Combined motor and mechanical drive for use in oscillating spindle sander A combined motor and mechanical drive that is used with an oscillating spindle sander is disclosed. The oscillating spindle sander has a worktable for supporting a workpiece. A spindle extends upwardly through the worktable and has a sanding surface. An e... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5525099 | Apparatus for linearly displacing a rotatable spindle An apparatus is disclosed for linearly displacing a rotatable spindle relative to an object. The apparatus includes a support that is connectable to the spindle such that translation of the spindle relative to the support in a first direction is restraine... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5402605 | Oscillating sander An assembly for converting a conventional drill press into an oscillating spindle sander is disclosed. The oscillating spindle sander assembly is comprised of an auxiliary motor which is adapted to be mounted on a drill press. An eccentric drive is attach... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5402604 | Oscillating spindle sander An oscillating spindle sander having a spindle rotatably mounted in a cabinet. An external end of the spindle is adapted to receive a sanding drum. An upper cam pulley is fixedly attached to the spindle and a lower cam pulley is rotatably attached to the ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 4617760 | Table reciprocating apparatus A table-reciprocating apparatus comprises a table disposed on a base for reciprocating movement in relation to the base, a shaft axially attached to the table, and a ring-like sliding member attached to the other end of the shaft for imparting reciprocati... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4592173 | Hone for gerotor stators, and honing method An apparatus and method for honing cylindrical bores adjacent to a larger cavity or bore is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a set of expandable abrasive-coated frustro-conical sleeves mounted on rotating shafts, one for each cylindrical bore, which cir... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4398374 | Polishing machine having a rotary reciprocating shaft The grinding and polishing machine has a tool-carrying spindle (1) driven th a combined rotating and rocking action. It has a driving shaft (4) which is reciprocated axially and passes through a disc (8) which slopes at an acute angle. Above this disc is ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4035959 | Cam operated automatic control for a honing machine An apparatus for automatically controlling the operations of a machine tool such as a honing machine or the like, which apparatus sets in motion apparatus which controls and maintains the operating cycle of the machine automatically and without requiring ... | 07/19/1977 |
