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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322362 | Nail treating tool and method of treating nails A nail treating tool having a graspable handle, a first treating surface, and a second treating surface. The first and second treating surfaces are interchangeably placeable in an operative position relative to the graspable handle such that the graspable handle can... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7264541 | Drywall corner sander An improved drywall corner sander is provided with an elongated body having opposite sides, and a pair of spaced apart braces extending between the sides. An axle is pivotally mounted between the braces so as to define a first longitudinal pivot axis. A tab on the a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241205 | Method of processing a substrate A method of processing a substrate is disclosed, wherein a sidewall surface of a notch portion formed in a circumferential portion of a substrate to be processed is polished by using a cylindrical polishing head rotatable with an axis as a rotational center. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223160 | System for replacement of sheet abrasive A system for rapid replacement of abrasive in machinery which uses the abrasive to finish the surfaces of workpieces that pass through the machinery on a belt, such as so-called widebelt sanders. One preferred embodiment of the system employs an abrasive material th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220172 | Detail sanding block A hand-held, manually-operated, sanding tool that can be used with conventional rectangular or square shaped sheet-like abrasive media to sand corners or other confined areas includes a base member having at least one tapered end and includes means for securing the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7169025 | Grinding tool for a grinder with rotary oscillating drive Disclosed is a grinding tool for a grinder comprising a rotary oscillating drive, the output shaft of which is driven so as to oscillate back and forth about its longitudinal axis and is configured for securing the grinding tool thereon. The grinding tool comprises ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7094137 | Polishing device A polishing device capable of polishing a repaired surface in a specified shape, comprising a polishing panel body holding a polishing material on a surface opposed to the repaired surface and polishing the repaired surface in the specified shape with the polishing ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7060119 | Therapeutic abrasive sponge The foot smoothing pad has a polyurethane foamed core which is coated with particulate abrasive material. The pad is water resistant and completely washable and may be used either wet or dry. It is used to remove buildup of rough, dry skin, especially on the feet an... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033262 | Abrasive substrate for carry type abrasive machine An abrasive substrate is removably provided between a head portion and an abrasive member in a carry type abrasive machine. The abrasive substrate is constituted by a single synthetic resin molded member formed of the same material, and a hardness in a peripheral po... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014550 | Sanding system The invention provides a sanding system comprising a detachable sanding pad with a plurality of sides adapted for different degrees of sanding retained in contact with a backing plate by teeth penetrating into opposed sides of the sanding pad. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6682400 | Sanding block with anchoring bar A sanding device for use with abrasive sheet material. The device has a body with a rounded side for sanding concave recesses, sharp corner edges for use in sanding ninety-degree corners, and flat surfaces for sanding planar areas. Abrasive sheet material... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6634937 | Clamping sander A clamping sander for receiving and holding a sheet of sandpaper, including a chassis plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a clamp plate having an upper surface and a lower surface. The clamp plate is coupled to the chassis plate and mov... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626747 | Abrasive pad The invention is directed to an improved abrasive pad (15). In the preferred embodiment, the abrasive pad is comprised of an inner core (16) having an outer surface (19), a strip of abrasive material (18), the strip of abrasive material wrapped around the... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6500060 | Rotary polishing discs and arbors therefor A rotary polishing disc for dental grinding and polishing includes a disc-shaped piece of sheet of abrasive material fixed to a hub. In one embodiment, the hub is a hollow cylinder which is received onto a rotatable arbor. In another embodiment, the hub h... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6491576 | Grinding tool A grinding tool has radially projecting grinding elements separated by spacers. The grinding elements are provided with radially extending slots. Some of the slots are open-ended. Axially spaced slots alternate in different radial positions.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6439988 | Corner sanding tool Sanding tools made from a block of a foamed polymer sponge having two contiguous sides meeting at a right angle that are provided with an abrasive coating and which have in addition a means for grasping the tool formed in the body of the sponge so that th... | 08/27/2002 |
| 5643063 | Clamping mechanism for a powered sander A carrier is connected to the plunger for reciprocating therewith; the carrier is of inverted U-shape defining a recess open at its bottom. A holder is pivotally mounted to the carrier for swinging movement back and forth between a first position wherein ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5522763 | Sanding block A sanding block having a generally rectangular block with a top, a bottom, a front side, a back side, a right side and a left side. An elongated kerf, is formed along the entire length of either the front side or the back side and the kerf has an accurate... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5474490 | Finishing tool A finishing tool useful in sanding, abrading and like activities. The tool comprises a block having slots of a predetermined size and shape disposed in opposite ends of the block. The slots are adapted to receive matching holding elements so that a predet... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5392569 | Edger sanding tool One aspect of the invention provides a sanding tool including a first rigid member having a first planar surface. There is an elongated groove along the surface which receives an edge of a sheet of sandpaper. The sandpaper is supported by a second rigid m... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5355639 | Device for machining of contours made of a soft material and automatic machining method using such a device Device for machining contours (2) made of a soft material, such as plastic, and essentially including a rotary tool (6) constituted by abrasive elastic plates (5) whose flexibility makes it possible to dampen the jerks of the member (33) bearing the tool ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5337523 | Utility tool A hand-held sander having inserts that interchangeably fit a holder. The inserts have an exterior surface for supporting sandpaper or the like, and that surface is contoured to match a particular surface detail of a vehicle body or other workpiece. The ho... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5272845 | Rotary surface finishing device A rotary tool for performing surface finishing operations such as sanding, grinding, buffing, polishing and others. The tool has a rotary spindle with a shank portion at one end of which is retained by a rotary chuck of a power source. A portion of the sp... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5181347 | Drum sander and fasteners A fastening device for continually taking up slack in a strip of abrasive paper wound helically about a rotatable drum sander. Rotation of the drum sander tends to cause the helical abrasive strip to tighten its wrap about the drum and to cause a linear e... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5177909 | Hand-held sanding device A laterally flexible and generally longitudinally inflexible hand-held sanding device. The device includes a generally tubular thick walled body of tough rugged semi-rigid resilient material which is generally cylindrical through about three-fourths of it... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5168672 | Sanding block An abrasive paper sheet holder having a base provided with clamping shoulders formed in a pair of opposed side edges thereof. A handle member is detachably secured over a rear surface of the base. The handle member has opposed flexible flange walls for cl... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5088410 | Plate lockup apparatus for printing press A plate lockup apparatus for a printing press includes leading- and trailing-side plate lockup tables, leading- and trailing-side gripper plates, a plurality of plate gripper cams, spring members, and plate tightening cams. The leading- and trailing-side ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5076167 | Arrangement for the parallel tensioning of printing plates In order that the tension, particularly of large printing plates, and their automatic retensioning, may be regulated uniformly over the entire width without having an adverse effect on the final tensioning by means of tensioning screws (11), a tensioning ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5074210 | Plate attachment system for a printing machine form cylinder To provide for circumferential support of a stretching spindle (8) having axially extending holding or stretching grooves (9, 10) to retain an end portion (14, 17) of a printing plate and clamp the other end portion (16) against the wall of an axially ext... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5062363 | Flexible printing plate attachment system To clamp a printing form (16), the end portions are inserted into a clamping groove (2, 3) which is formed by a channel (2) extending at an angle into the printing cylinder, and axially thereover. The channel 2 is enlarged interiorly of the plate cylinder... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4918875 | Hand-held sanding device A hand-held sanding device for use with sandpaper or other abrasive sheet material is disclosed. The sander is characterized by a generally cylindrical body of tough rugged semi-rigid resilient material having an arcuate outer face adapted to engage the b... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4837985 | Revolving grinding tool A revolving grinding tool (1) comprises a support (2) mounting on a shaft (10) and an interrupted resilient cylindrical abrasive body (4) mounted on a circumferential cylindrical surface (8) of the support with tongue (5) formed on one butting end of the ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4640060 | Hand held sanding device An improved hand held sanding device includes a resilient block having laterally extending intersecting faces which form block perimeters surfaces around which an abrasive material can be wrapped. The perimeter surfaces include a bottom and side surface, ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4534138 | Nail file having flexible abrasive sheet A nail file comprises: (a) an elongated holder having an elongated handle, (b) a resiliently flexible sheet having an abrasive surface, (c) and clamping structure on the holder retaining the sheet to the handle so that sheet loosely wraps at least partly about the ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4501096 | Hand-held sanding device A hand-held sanding device holds a sheet of sandpaper or other abrasive sheet material around the three intersecting faces of a resilient, generally triangularly shaped block. While two of the block faces are flat right-angled surfaces the third face is a... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4471582 | Sanding drum A sanding device for use with a drill press having a drum divided diametrically into half sections. The drum is covered by a unitary layer of resilient rubber-like material such as neoprene. The cover hinges the drum halves together along one side of the ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4213278 | Cylindrical clamping mandrel for a buffing or polishing pad of specific size A hollow cylinder having a bore therethrough which is of a larger diameter at one end than at the other end. A longitudinal slot through the cylinder intersecting the smaller diameter bore. A stud in threaded connection with the larger diameter bore and c... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4199903 | Expandable abrading tool and abrasive insert thereof An abrading tool (20, 20a, 20b) is disclosed as having a tapered arbor (22) and an abrasive insert 24 including a helical element (28) with a plurality of coils (30) that receive the arbor in an axially incompressibly mounted relationship. An abrasive str... | 04/29/1980 |
| 3975868 | Sanding device A sanding device having a sanding block wherein sheets of sandpaper can be easily and firmly mounted upon or readily detached from the block merely by inserting inwardly bent end tabs of the paper into slots in opposite end surfaces of the block. The top ... | 08/24/1976 |
