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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029341 | Polishing tool comprising a drive plate and a removable pad for finishing an ophthalmic lens A polishing tool (1) for finishing an ophthalmic lens includes a drive plate (4) which is equipped with elements (2) for mounting same to the spindle of a polishing machine; a removable polishing pad (5) designed to be rotated by the driv... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7614940 | Accessory with hub for use with multiple types of rotary tool mandrels An accessory with a hub for mounting on rotary tool mandrels of different types is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rotary tool accessory includes a work portion and a hub portion operably connected to the work portion for rotating the work portion. The hub portion... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7497766 | Tool-holding device for an insert tool with at least essentially disk-shaped hub A tool-handling device for an insert tool(14) equipped with an at least essentially disk-shaped hub (42), in particular for a hand guided angle grinder (32) or a hand-guided circular saw, having a drive shaft (16) and a drive device (1... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7347211 | Electrically operated sander for removing calluses and increasing circulation An electrically operated sander for removing calluses and increasing circulation, having a rectangular base unit for insertion into a docking unit. The base unit has a rear end, and includes a movable base plate having rounded edges and a grainy surface area and a g... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7300337 | Grinding machine with a dust collector A grinding machine with a dust collector includes a driving portion, a transmitting portion, a dust-collecting tube, a fender, an air intake connector and a grinding wheel. The dust produced by the rotation of the grinding wheel is sucked by the dust-collecting tube... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258515 | Tool holding fixture and insert tool The invention is based on a tool holder for a power tool (i0), in particular for a hand-guided power angle grinder, having a slaving device (12) by way of which an inserted tool (14), which has a disklike hub (64), can be operatively conn... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258601 | Machining apparatus A machining apparatus, comprising: a mounting member to be rotationally driven; a tool support member mounted on the mounting member; and a fixing member, fixed to the mounting member, for fixing the tool support member to the mounting member. The mounting member ha... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256520 | Power tool with a self-supporting motor A power tool comprising an electric motor for driving a tool is disclosed. The electric motor comprises a shaft, an armature, and a brush collector. The stator is configured as a self-supporting unit comprising first and second supporting parts. One of the supportin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241209 | Orbiting polishing tool An orbiting polishing tool for at least one of polishing and material removal. The orbiting polishing tool may include a housing of a housing assembly rotatable about a first axis. The orbiting polishing tool may also include at least one abrasive wheel rotatable ab... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210663 | Tool securing mechanism for hangtag assembly An apparatus for securing a tool to a hangtag is provided. A method for securing the tool is also provided. In one embodiment, the invention pertains to a hangtag assembly that includes a fastening mechanism for securing a tool having a shank portion, such as a sock... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7186170 | Device and method for severing welds A milling cutter or grinding tool for severing welds on body sheets is provided. The tool includes an essentially circular-cylindrical cutting wheel having cutting edges at least on the circumference and a pair of distance plates with a smaller radius than the outsi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156356 | Foldable stand The invention relates to a foldable stand having a left leg, a right leg, and a brace pivotably connected to both left and right legs. The brace has a first part and a second part where the first and second parts are pivotably connected to each other and wherein the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156728 | Adjustable support for a sander An adjustable moveable support for an existing drywall sander. A plurality of legs are centrally mounted and extend from a collar to rotating caster wheels which rest on a floor. The caster wheels allow for movement of the moveable support. Extending through the col... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147549 | Plate with deflector for machining surfaces The present invention describes a plate comprising a mono-block body through which a plurality of holes pass, and a deflector that covers at least the external part of the upper surface of said mono-block body. The mono-block body is made up of a rigid support sunk ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144194 | Surface finisher The surface finisher is an attachment for an angle grinder or other handheld prime mover that precludes the need to finish uncured concrete or other viscous, semi-fluid materials by hand. The surface finisher is a disk having a series of radially disposed blades ext... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131898 | Adjustable surface positioning guide for a rotary hand-held tool A removable surface positioning guide for a rotary hand-held tool provides one or more adjustable features for selective positioning of a surface engaging bit driven by the rotary hand-held tool. The surface positioning guide may include a pivot joint between a guid... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121936 | Grinding wheel replacement fixture An apparatus to facilitate the replacement of a grinding wheel secured to a mounting plate. The apparatus includes a frame having two spaced-apart uprights. An elongated support bar extends between and is pivotally mounted to the uprights while a mounting plate of a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115028 | Coupling structure for grinding members A coupling structure for grinding members adopts a removable structure to fasten a grinding member to a pneumatic tool. One or more grinding member may be mounted on the coupling structure according to requirements. The coupling structure may be used repeatedly to r... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101262 | Apparatus and methods for texturizing tread surfaces of tires An apparatus may include a stand, a tire mount supported by the stand and releasably attachable to a tire, a tire rasp, and a tire rasp mount attachable to the tire rasp. The tire rasp mount includes a pair of handles. A four bar support pivotally attaches the tire ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086937 | Wheel shaft supporting apparatus for grinding machine A pair of hydrostatic radial bearing devices 42, 43 is mounted on right and left side surface of a front portion of a wheel slide 34 in order to support rotatably wheel shafts 45, 52 respectively. A thrust bearing device 45 mounted in eit... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7048617 | Method and apparatus for smoothing unfinished surfaces An apparatus and method for smoothing unfinished surfaces is disclosed. A sanding head having a formed abrasive surface is secured to the mandrel of a rotational tool. A user is able to finish and smooth irregular and fanciful shapes cut into wood or plastic product... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022004 | Device for the treatment/working of surfaces A device for the machining of surfaces comprises a first housing unit (1), at which the device is to be supported, and a second housing unit (2), in which at least one tool holding fixture (9) for the grinding tool respectively polishing tool is... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018278 | Device for the fixture of a tool holder A detachable fixture of a rotary machining tool (3) on the tool spindle (2) of a machine tool and in particular of a grinding wheel flange (4) on the spindle nose (1) of a grinding spindle (2) is provided with two clamping rings. B... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000605 | Engraver apparatus and method A concrete engraver apparatus including a carrier for use with a hand-held engraver. The hand-held engraver is detachably mounted to the carrier. The carrier has wheels and a handle attached to an enclosure. The enclosure includes a vacuum mount for attaching a vacu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984169 | Bi-directional rotation pneumatic grinding tool A bi-directional rotation pneumatic grinding tool for grinding surfaces includes a body which has an operation section and a grasp section. The operation section drives an output shaft to rotate in two directions. The output shaft has positive threads in the interio... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6955589 | Delivery system for magnetorheological fluid A magnetorheological fluid delivery system includes a mixing and tempering vessel. Fluid is admitted to the vessel via a plurality of tangential ports, creating a mixing of the fluid in the vessel and promoting homogeneity. Fluid may be reconstituted in the vessel b... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949017 | Hood mounting A protective hood assembly (6) for a tool machine (2) is formed of a housing with a protective hood (10), to a securing assembly (8, 8′, 8″) relative to the housing (4) in different rotary positions, wherein at least one lock-i... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945862 | Power tool having a receptacle for securing a tool A power tool having a receptacle for securing a tool to a drive shaft thereof is disclosed. The receptacle comprises a receiving opening, preferably being arranged on the tool. The receiving opening engages a securing section preferably being provided in a raised fa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939213 | Quick change adaptor for rotary machines In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus including an adaptor body having a first end to be coupled to a rotary device and a second end having a tapered portion, and a tool adaptor dimensioned to fit within the tapered portion, the tool adaptor... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926595 | Oscillatory drive An oscillatory drive comprising a rotating drive shaft is disclosed. The oscillatory drive is driven by an eccentric element that is coupled via a pivot element to a tool drive shaft arranged at an angle to the drive shaft for oscillatingly driving the tool drive sh... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6905401 | Bi-directional rotation pneumatic grinding tool A bi-directional rotation pneumatic grinding tool for surface grinding operation consists of an operating section and a handgrip. The operating section includes an actuator to drive a transmission axle to rotate in two directions that has a spline section and a scre... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6866568 | Circular saw A circular saw includes a worktable, a mounting seat extending upwardly from the worktable for mounting a motor thereon, a blade supporting unit pivotally mounted on the mounting seat at a pivot end so that an opposite free end is turnable to be close to and away fr... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6848984 | Device for the treatment of surfaces This device for the treatment of surfaces is specifically conceived as an addition to motor-driven hand tools. It includes a device mounting that can be installed securely in position on a housing component of a motorized driving unit in such a way as to be removabl... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6840849 | Mounting device for coated abrasive finishing articles A reusable mounting device which includes a support member having a support pad (32) secured to a hollow cylindrical body (42) by way of a compression ring (46). The hollow body defines a recess which receives a nut (18) that is adapted t... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6836919 | Suspension device for floor maintenance appliance A suspension device for coupling a surface maintenance appliance to a surface maintenance machine is disclosed. The suspension device includes a carriage member movably supported upon the maintenance machine through a plurality of linkages coupled to the carriage me... | 01/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6796882 | Appliqué film and paint treatment removal tool An appliqué film and paint removal tool includes a central rotating shaft, a spring-loaded locator pin, at least three freely rotating bearings, an arbor, and a collar. The rotating shaft may be centered with the locator pin and pushed down until the bearings touch... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796888 | Power tool having a receptacle for securing a tool A power tool having a receptacle for securing a tool to a drive shaft thereof is diclosed. The receptacle comprises a receiving opening, preferably being arranged on the tool. The receiving opening engages a securing section preferably being provided in a raised fas... | 09/28/2004 |
