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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7476146 | Universal fixture for belt sander A universal fixture is provided for securing a portable power tool, such as a belt sander. The fixture has a housing with a plurality of sidewalls, and a plurality of retainers extending from the sidewalls for securing the power tool, wherein the sidewalls and retai... | 01/13/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7338354 | Working platform of tool cabinet The invention discloses a working platform of a tool cabinet, and the working platform is turned over on the tool cabinet, so that two working sides on different sides of the working platform can be used alternately, so as to maximize the utility of the limited spac... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7219585 | Cutting workstation A cutting workstation which includes a cutter mounted on an arm type configuration. The arm configuration is slidably moveable relative to a divided work piece support table, the cutter moveable there between. Further, the cutter is capable of elevating the arm eith... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7179157 | Bench grinder The present invention discloses a workshop unit for use as a grinding center that includes a support frame having a drive motor and a multi-station tool mounted thereto. Particularly, the grinding center may be used for operations including but not limited to grindi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7083505 | Stacked triple wheel head assembly A stacked three head finishing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a base mountable to a floor, a first head mounted to the base, a second head mounted to the base above the first head, and a third head mounted to the base above the second head. Each of th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6932073 | Power tool work table A work table includes a work surface having two generally parallel bars extending across and above the work surface. Two sleeves are slidably connected to the two generally parallel bars, each sleeve of the two sleeves positioned around each bar of the two generally... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926586 | Fixture for attaching indicator to grinding machine A fixture includes a fixing member attached to a grinding machine (10), a guiding shaft (37) attached to the fixing member and a clamp (38). The clamp defines a pair of holes (381, 382) in opposite ends thereof, for movably receiving the ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6733372 | Grinding machine having adjustable mechanism A grinding machine includes a work table disposed on top of a base, a housing rotatably secured to the base with a shaft and having a roller disposed on one end, a casing has one end secured to the housing and has another roller, a sander belt is engaged over the ro... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6672188 | Frame structure for power saw machine A frame structure for a power saw machine that includes a main frame, supporting frame, and collecting tray. The main frame includes first and second main arms in a parallel manner, a main post vertically supported by the first main arm, and a supporting ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663473 | Wide-wheel grinding machine The invention relates to a wide-wheel grinding machine having at least one grinding head attached to a machine frame by a cross arm and having a drive motor for the grinding head which is mounted at one end of the cross arm. The machine is made of non-met... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6533649 | Sander assembly having adjustable sander member A sander machine includes a motor coupled to a sander barrel for driving the sander barrel, a sander belt is engaged on a frame with two rollers, one of the rollers is coupled to and driven by the motor. The frame may be adjustably secured relative to the... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6500058 | Clogging-free drain system installed in a cutting apparatus Disclosed is a clog-free drain system installed in a cutting apparatus. The system includes an expandable cover for covering a path which a chuck table follows, a water case for receiving used machining water guided by the expandable cover, and a drain po... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6471568 | Eccentric-swinging device for a sanding machine A driven roller is mounted with an eccentric-swinging device which has the function of swinging, and the eccentric-swinging device comprises a floating frame, a transmission structure, and a flat plate mounted onto the machine body of the device, and the ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460533 | About vertically orientated saw An about vertical tile cutting saw having a structure that orientates the ceramic tile for cutting in an about vertical plane and wherein the saw blade cutting means is disposed rearward of the ceramic tile to the cut, thereby allowing for use of the tile... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6322432 | Sander assembly having adjustable working table A sander includes a sander device supported above a base, and a working table for moving the work pieces up and down relative to the sander device. The working table has one or more poles and one or more bolts threaded with the poles to stably move the po... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6283841 | Sander having adjustable sander member A sander includes a base having a platform for supporting a work piece. A casing is rotatably secured to the base at a pivot shaft and has a plate for supporting a sander member. A lock device may secure the casing and the sander member to the base at any... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6209597 | Power tool mounting stand A positionable top for operatively positioning a power tool by adjusting the position of the top in relation to a frame. By utilizing multiple engaging slots on the frame and a matching projection on the square top, the top may be rotated, inverted, horiz... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6123611 | Blade sharpening apparatus A lawn mower blade sharpening apparatus has a standard bench grinder having a grinding wheel thereon attached to a workbench. A lawn mower blade support frame is attached to the workbench adjacent the bench grinder and has a blade support surface hinged t... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6027400 | Supporter for sanding device A supporter for supporting a sanding device includes a base for engaging with a work piece to be machined. A rod is rotatably secured on the base. A bracket is secured to the rod for supporting the sanding device and for allowing the sanding device to be ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5871394 | Multiple head floor sander A floor sander having a number of interchangeable sanding head assemblies for sanding a surface such as a hardwood floor. Each of the interchangeable sanding head assemblies includes a sanding implement which may provide differing levels of sanding or oth... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5778953 | Method and apparatus for carrying and supporting a portable bench top saw A method and apparatus for carrying and supporting a portable bench top saw wherein the saw has a body housing a saw blade, the body being generally adapted for four-corner screw attachment downwardly into a table, the apparatus comprising a carrying fram... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5746193 | Press assembly for a portable masonry cut-off saw An assembly in the form of a press for holding a conventional hand-held portable gasoline engine powered masonry cut-off saw. The assembly includes a vertical frame secured to a pan and on which the cut-off saw is pivotally mounted. The frame is detachabl... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5676592 | Dual-light assembly for bench grinders A dual-light assembly is provided for a bench grinder having a centrally-located motor housing, two laterally-projecting wheel housings mounted on opposite sides of the motor housing relative to each other, a grinding wheel or wire brush rotatably mounted... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5630749 | Apparatus for the mechanical removal of deposits on welding electrodes The invention relates to an apparatus for the mechanical removal of deposits on welding electrodes. Welding electrodes have to be cleaned after a certain number of welding operations due to deposits. Therefore an apparatus is provided which is essentially... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5549509 | Grinding apparatus with touch-top work surface A grinding apparatus has a cylindrical grinding wheel assembly mounted on a vertical drive shaft extending from an electric motor through a horizontal work table. The apparatus includes a pressure sensitive electrical switch for activating the motor in re... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5525095 | Bench grinder There is described a bench grinder in which the operation of particular functional elements has been enhanced. Among significant improvements are shield-mounted lamps by means of which lighting in the work zones of the grinder is improved. Glare has been ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5407380 | Grinder motor stand A grinder motor stand is disclosed which includes a base upon which an adjustable upstanding post is affixed. Preferably, the upstanding post extends through a central base opening and is affixed beneath an upper wall of the base so that two spaced points... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5168656 | Belt/disc sander with quick release and locking means for swingable bed A quick release for enabling a belt bed in a belt sander to be selectively rotated 90° from the horizontal to the vertical in a simple manner. A C-shaped collar forms a portion of the frame and a support is attached to the belt bed and positioned within ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4811525 | Grinding head for a grinding machine A supporting member is vertically slidably mounted on a grinding head body which is vertically slidably mounted on a cross rail of a grinding machine. A jaw is provided on the supporting member at an end thereof. A grinding-wheel spindle assembly includes... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4805353 | Pedestal vacuum system for grinder or other tool A stand or pedestal for grinders or other tools which includes a top upon which one or more grinders are mounted and includes an upper storage compartment and an inlet chamber connected to provide suction to the grinders and with a filter mounted in an op... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4747235 | Device for sharpening broadheads A device for sharpening arrow broadheads having a base, a first hone and a second hone. Both hones are pivotally mounted to the base about axes which are spaced apart and parallel to each other so that the inclination of the hones can be varied with respe... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4631867 | Spherical projection-type screen for use in a vehicle simulator A geodesic dome structure is described, i.e., a structure having a mathematically-derived surface. This new dome structure is formed of a single, one-piece layer of synthetic material and provides a one-piece, seamless screen to permit the viewing of a sc... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4546531 | Set of components for building machine tools The disclosure relates to a set of components for a machine tool including at least one elongated machine bed and one spindle stock, with a drive motor, adjustably guided on the machine bed, with components connectible with the machine bed being held to t... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4514347 | Spherical projection-type screen for use in a vehicle simulator A geodesic dome structure is described, i.e., a structure having a mathematically-derived surface. This new dome structure is formed of a single, one-piece layer of synthetic material and provides a one-piece, seamless screen to permit the viewing of a sc... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4123877 | Apparatus for supporting and assisted guiding of a machining tool An apparatus for the support and assisted guiding of a tool for machining a workpiece of large dimensions substantially without effort on the part of the operator, comprises a telescopic supporting arm mounted on a carriage for vertical movement and for a... | 11/07/1978 |
