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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025558 | Power sander with novel sanding sheet tension clamping Portable sander, in particular an orbital sander, having an abrasive sheet carrier (1) and having clamping means (3) for firmly clamping opposite abrasive sheet ends of an abrasive sheet (21) which can be supported on the abrasive sheet carrier ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7419423 | Sanding block A sanding block comprising slideably interrelated parts for accommodating an endless sanding belt and having a dual action means for selectively moving the parts into bearing relation with the sanding belt for maintaining tension thereon or moving the parts out of s... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7192338 | Fixing device, clamping system and allocated tool A tool for co-operating with a fixing device wherein the tool comprises a tool body in the form of a circular disk, with a central opening and a radially inwardly facing locking surface. The fixing device comprises at least one radially outwardly facing projection o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186174 | Sanding block holder Apparatus 10 discloses a sanding block holder incorporating locking tabs 22 used to lock the removable side wall 20 into a compressing state upon the sanding block 16. To release compression on the sponge 16, the tab 22 is s... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186172 | Spring force adapter for round blade for a grinder A blade-mounting adaptor for a power tool has a blade-mounting stud on which the blade is mounted at a first end. The blade is mounted upon the stud in a manner such that it is capable of axial motion along the length of the stud when exertion is applied to the blad... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182681 | Sanding tool A hand-held, manually-operated, sanding tool for use with a replaceable sheet-like abrasive material, such as sandpaper, includes a base member and clamping mechanisms pivotally connected with opposed ends of the base member. The clamping mechanisms include tensioni... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7144300 | Sanding tool with clamping mechanism A hand-held, manually-operated sanding tool for use with a replaceable sheet of abrasive material includes a base member and a clamping mechanism. The base member defines first and second ends, a bottom surface extending between the first and second ends, a contact ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134951 | Sheet holder for abrasive sheets A holder for flexible abrasive sheets. An abrasive sheet is gripped by a gripper actuated by a rotationally mounted cam pin that reciprocates a cam plate which pulls an edge of the sheet tightly against a backing surface so it can respond to oscillation of a sander ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131899 | Manual sanding machine tool A manual grinding tool, in particular an oscillating sander (10), with a housing (12) and an abrasive sheet carrier (14), against the working surface (15) of which an installable abrasive sheet (16; 150) rests, whereby said abrasiv... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115024 | Profile control platen A platen for chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate includes a surface upon which a polishing pad can be placed, a support structure, and a controller. The surface has a first region and a second region and is operable to exert force against the polishing pad ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025667 | Sanding block tool An apparatus including first and second sections of a sanding block slidably interconnected and adapted for use with a continuous belt, and a resilient member interposed between the first section and second sections such that the resilient member both selectively re... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6945863 | Rotary finishing disc A flap disc includes a backing disc having an inner radial portion and abrasive flaps secured to an outer radial portion of the backing disc in an overlapping manner. First and second metal reinforcement rings include a body contacting one of front and rear surfaces... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935936 | Abrading mechanisms Hand held abrading tools are disclosed. The abrading tools include clamping mechanisms to quickly and reliably secure sanding paper, bristled sheets, polishing cloths, and the like, to the tool, while at the same time providing the operator with increased agility an... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913518 | Profile control platen A platen for chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate includes a surface upon which a polishing pad can be placed, a support structure, and a controller. The surface has a first region and a second region and is operable to exert force against the polishing pad ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6893335 | Mounting device for abrasive wheels A reusable mount for an abrasive device (14) including a nut (12) and a support unit (10). The nut (12) includes a threaded barrel (20) and a flange (22). The barrel extends through a central opening (15) in the abras... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887143 | Sanding hand machine tool A power grinder, in particular an oscillating grinder (10), includes a platelike grinding sheet holder (14), on whose working face (15) a grinding sheet (16) can be braced. Secure clamping of the grinding sheet and easy changing of the gr... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6857948 | Abrasive strip carrier and hand sander A power grinder, in particular an oscillating grinder (10), having a housing (12) and a grinding sheet holder (14), on whose working face (15) a grinding sheet (16) to be received is braced, and its reception is effected by means o... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855041 | Sanding machine tool An oscillating grinder (10) with a housing (12) a grinding sheet holder (14) having clamping means (20, 23; 200, 230; 334) for receiving a grinding sheet (16), whose grinding sheet ends (17, 19) can be clamped firmly to the ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6790135 | Finishing machine having a sandpaper positioning function A finishing machine having a sandpaper positioning function includes a frame, a rotation wheel rotatably mounted on the frame, a sandpaper bonded on the rotation wheel, and an O-ring mounted on the rotation wheel and urged on the sandpaper. The rotation wheel has a ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6739961 | Abrasive band tightening apparatus An abrasive drum, suitable for polishing or sanding a workpiece, that incorporates an internal expansion member, configured so that when a belt of abrasive material fitted to the exterior cylindrical surface so that a loop of the band is disposed around the internal... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6663479 | Contouring hand sander tool A hand held tool using continuous sanding belts for sanding and smoothing flat surfaces with the additional capability to produce more uniformly rounded edges and corners of various work pieces. Its two piece construction comprises a flat base plate rotat... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6641469 | Sanding block having contoured grip A sanding block includes a generally rectangular base housing upon which a multiply contoured generally convex hand grip is secured. The hand grip further defines inwardly extending concave portions which facilitate easy and secure grip by the user. An ov... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6626746 | Sander with a clamping device A manually operated sander including a motor-driven grinding plate for treating a workpiece, and a device (2) for releasably clamping abrasive paper to the grinding plate, with the clamping device (2) having a clamping surface element (9) and a clamping s... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6494771 | Sanding board having configurable, contourable base An apparatus for supporting an abrasive material includes a flexible base defined by a first end and a second end, and by a lower surface which supports the abrasive material and an upper surface opposite the lower surface. The flexible base is fabricated... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6419571 | Polisher and ground paper for polishers A polisher for polishing a repair surface to a predetermined shape and a ground paper for polishers are provided. The polisher of the present invention includes a substrate portion (30) for holding an abrasive on a surface opposite to a repair surface, a ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6406365 | Sanding tool The present invention relates to a sanding tool, and more particularly to a sanding tool for smoothing a repair surface. A sanding tool according to the invention is for sanding a surface of a target plane to be repaired into a predetermined condition, wh... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6379234 | Reusable mount for abrasive devices A reusable quick change mount including a support unit or backing member and a threaded retainer member or nut having a barrel which is received within a bore in the support unit. A resiliently deformable member is disposed within the bore of the support ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371837 | Method of refining a surface A backup pad for engaging and supporting abrasive sheets, the backup pad being mounted securely to a drive shaft to prevent relative rotation thereto, and to allow easy mounting and dismounting of the backup pad to the mounting shaft without the use of to... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6179697 | Grindstone adapter A grindstone adapter, in which a drive force transmitted portion and plural stop projections are formed on a central boss of a disc-like pad to which a grindstone disc or a grindstone is attached, a drive portion fitting in the drive force transmitted por... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6142858 | Backup pad for abrasive articles A backup pad for engaging and supporting abrasive sheets, the backup pad being mounted securely to a drive shaft to prevent relative rotation thereto, and to allow easy mounting and dismounting of the backup pad to the mounting shaft without the use of to... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5707279 | Abrasive tool An abrasive tool includes in combination a tubular sleeve of exteriorly coated abrasive which has an axial length and an inside diameter. A drive arbor for the sleeve includes a mandrel adapted to be rotated by a power tool and the like. An elastomeric ge... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5707275 | Clamping device for clamping a tool In a clamping device for clamping a disk-shaped tool to a threaded spindle of a hand-held machine tool, a nut part, which can be screwed onto the threaded spindle, presses a face plate against the tool. An axial rolling bearing is arranged between the nut... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5651728 | Countouring sanding system A new Countouring Sanding System for sanding various shapes of surfaces while providing the user an ergonomic sanding block decreasing wear on the user's hands. The inventive device includes an ergonomic sanding block, a template securing means attached t... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5628679 | Holder for an abrading disk tool An improved abrading disk tool for holding a multi-layer brush of stacked non-woven fibrous webs to be mounted on a rotation driving spindle in use, which tool can be easily assembled without using any adhesive, but using tool members which, preferably, m... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5619770 | Rotary pad holder with quick-release mechanism An apparatus for holding a pad to a rotary pad machine. The apparatus includes a base piece and a retainer piece. The base piece includes a plurality of base teeth and is attached to a pad driver disc of the rotary pad machine. The retainer piece includes... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5616072 | Device for clamping sandpaper on a vibrating sander A device for clamping sandpaper to a sanding plate of a vibration sander has a spring-loaded clamping member for holding the sandpaper, the clamping member having a handle part for actuation and being holdable on the sanding plate so as to be swivelably a... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5599224 | Grooving apparatus for injection molding machine barrel This invention relates to an apparatus and method to modify molding machines for producing colored plastic parts using coloring liquid. The apparatus is inserted into and moved longitudinally along an injection molding machine barrel for forming a groove ... | 02/04/1997 |
