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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075374 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetween. The belt... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7997962 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetweeen. The bel... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7871311 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetweeen. The bel... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7503838 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetween. The belt... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7435160 | Automated floor sander The automated floor sander includes numerous devices and mechanisms to facilitate the task of the operator of the machine. The machine includes a variable speed drive mechanism, enabling the operator to select the desired travel speed over the surface in order to op... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7413505 | Pipe and shaft sander The present invention relates to a hand-held motorized device that is designed for sanding cylindrical objects. The invention comprises a left side and right side within which are a plurality of rollers, a motor, an on/off button, power supply, and sanding belt. A p... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410412 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetweeen. The bel... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7381118 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetweeen. The bel... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364498 | Double armed finishing tool for tubing materials A belt grinding finishing tool incorporates a pair of mounting arms projecting forwardly from a drive housing to support a single abrasive belt entrained around drive and idler pulleys. The first mounting arm is positionally fixed relative to the drive housing, but ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338348 | Dust collection system for a belt sander An electrically powered belt sander comprising a housing, a dust flow path defined by the housing, a motor mounted in the housing at a first location and having an output shaft, a fan connectable to the motor output shaft and rotateably mounted in the housing at a s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7303464 | Contact wheel A composite contact wheel, grinding assemblies comprising the same, and methods of abrading cylindrical workpieces using coated abrasive belts. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7246401 | Hole cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning a hole or bore in a work piece has a reel, a switch, a mandrel, a cutting edge and a cleaning material. The cleaning material is driven by the first reel and extends over the mandrel. The trigger causes the first reel to pull the cleaning m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235005 | Belt sander A sander comprised of a high voltage direct current motor for providing rotational torque to the sander is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a motor housing generally encompasses the motor for enclosure of the motor. The motor housing being generally contoured ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226346 | Sanding apparatus A belt sander (2) comprising a housing (4) and having a lower sanding surface (40) and an upper sanding surface (42) opposite the first sanding is disclosed. The sander has a larger rear roller (32) driven by a motor (22), a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207875 | Sanding frame and stand for a belt sander A frame for a portable power sander, the frame convertible into a stand for supporting the power sander in a stationary orientation wherein the abrasive belt is accessible, said frame comprising: a base; a leg connectable to the base, and a fence assembly connectabl... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179158 | Belt sander eraser attachment A Belt Sander Eraser Attachment is disclosed. The attachment is configured to be attached to a conventional belt sander such that it provides the operator with the ability to remove built up sawdust and the like from the sanding belt. The device removably replaces t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160182 | Support for sanding apparatus A support stand (2) for a sanding apparatus having a housing, a motor, and a sanding belt of abrasive material adapted to be driven around a plurality of rollers by means of the motor is disclosed. The support stand (2) comprises a body portion (6 | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150277 | Pivoting guide pulley stand for wire saw A guide pulley stand for wire saw use in stone quarries, for guiding the cutting wire when the wire saw unit is set up on the top of the object to be cut. The pivoting guide pulley stand comprises of a support base on the front end of the wire saw track, a guide pul... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7083508 | Belt sander A belt sander comprising a first roller (34) a second roller (38) and a casing (28), characterised in that the casing (28) is located between the first roller (34) and the second roller (38). ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7018280 | Sanding apparatus A belt sander (2) comprising a housing (4) and having a lower sanding surface (40) and an upper sanding surface (42) opposite the first sanding is disclosed. The sander has a larger rear roller (32) driven by a motor (22), a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014546 | Extendable remote motored sander and method therefor A remote powered extendable sander has a sanding unit having a sanding surface. A drive system is coupled to the sanding unit. The drive system is used to move the sanding surface. A drive transfer unit is provided for transferring rotational motion from a small mot... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971137 | Floor maintenance machine with air-cooled motor A burnishing machine having a burnishing motor in a motor compartment covered with a hood defining an air plenum having at least one air inlet positioned near the top of the hood spaced from the floor. The plenum includes a discharge outlet immediately adjacent the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6932165 | Controlling mechanism of pneumatic tool A controlling mechanism of pneumatic tool. The controlling mechanism is formed with a radial hole in which a speed adjustment button and a direction switching button are disposed. A pad member is disposed between the speed adjustment button and direction switching b... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916235 | Hand-held endless belt abrading machine A hand-held endless belt abrading machine comprises a base portion and a main portion, which portion is rotatable relative to the base portion around an axis extending in a forward and rearward direction of the abrading machine. The main portion comprises an air mot... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6878049 | Random orbital sander A pneumatically operated, random orbital sander is disclosed as having an upper seal adapted to retard the entry of dust into an exposed or lowermost motor shaft supporting bearing and a lower seal adapted to retard the entry of dust into a motor shaft mounted beari... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6835124 | Adjustable sanding block A sanding block holds a continuous loop sanding belt tightly thereon. The block includes a hollow block body including a spring clamp having top and bottom racks of serrated indented teeth, which extend longitudinally therein, forming the top and bottom gear racks. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6805622 | Ski sharpening arrangement A ski sharpening arrangement includes a portable powered grinder adapted to be manipulated by one hand of a user. The arrangement includes a motor assembly spaced from a ski having a top surface, a base, a side edge and a bottom edge coplanar with the base. The moto... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6790134 | Power tool A power tool comprising a body (20), a motor and a roller (38), characterized in that the motor acts as the roller (38). ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6769974 | Sand-belt finishing machine having a sand-belt replacement mechanism A sand-belt finishing machine having a sand-belt replacement mechanism includes a support rack, a first roller, a second roller, an upright rod, an elastic member, a sand belt, and a pull lever. When the upright rod is moved by the pull lever to compress the elastic... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6736711 | Hand-controlled grinding tool, for machining round objects In a power grinder (1) with a motor (6) and a gear (7) that drive an oscillating drive means (2), which moves a grinding belt (3) secured to it to reciprocate, a simple change of the grinding belt (3) is made possible by pro... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6699111 | Hand-guided grinding or sanding device A hand-guided grinding device (1) carries out a planar grinding motion and is mounted on a motor-driven grinding disk (2). The grinding disk (2) is mounted on a shaft, extending outwardly from a central housing (4) of the device, located axially above the... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688954 | Wet/dry block The present invention relates to an inexpensive, lightweight, effective, manually operated wet/dry sanding block having the capability to operate in the dry mode or the wet mode equally well. A hole through the center of the block allows fluid to be deliv... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688349 | Hand planing machine A hand planing machine has a housing composed of a plurality of shells tightly connected with one another, a planing shaft, a motor for driving the planing shaft, means forming a chip withdrawing opening, the motor and the chip withdrawing opening being a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6648737 | Contour sanding apparatus and kit A contour sanding apparatus for driving a sanding belt, the apparatus includes a body and a drive pulley rotatably attached to the body, the drive pulley comprising a drive-axle dimensioned for attachment to a source of rotation. A primary arm is fixedly ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6592440 | Hand band grinder with side abutment A motor-driven hand band grinder has a frame, a movable grinding band defining a grinding plane, and an abutment having a plate part which determines a further plane, the plate part having a window-shaped opening provided over an edge of the grinding band... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6565425 | Hand-held grinding machine A power belt sander (10) with a housing (11), which contains means for driving a sanding belt (24) which can be continuously guided by means of a drive roller (23), preferably also by means of a deflection roller (22), is less costly, lighter in weight, a... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6551262 | Handheld foot manicuring device A handheld foot manicuring device for scrubbing and manicuring a user's feet. The handheld foot manicuring device includes a housing assembly including a housing member having a head portion and a handle portion and further having a front wall and a back ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6503128 | Contour sanding attachment and method A grinding attachment for use in conjunction with hand-held grinding or drilling power tools such as are commonly found around the house, and method for using this attachment. The purpose of the invention is to allow the homeowner and the like to have gre... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6491575 | Tool for the removal of paint-like materials from work surfaces A tool for the removal of paint and putty includes a semi-circular assembly housing including a semi-circular rigid collar. The tool also includes a disk-like abrading assembly rotatably and co-axially mounted within the semi-circular collar of the housin... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6475075 | Hand operated belt sander A hand band sander (10) with a housing (11) that contains a drive (15) for the sanding band (18) comprising a motor (16) with gear (17), which sanding band (18) can be driven in circulating fashion by way of a drive pulley (19) that can be driven in rotar... | 11/05/2002 |
