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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320634 | Sanding tool and dust collection system therefor A hand-held manually-operated sanding tool includes a base having a lower surface including a plurality of attachment posts extending outwardly therefrom and a handle opposite the base lower surface for a user to grasp and maneuver the tool. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7216403 | Ergonomic appliance handle The ergonomic appliance handle is an extension handle that is attachable to a carrying or transport handle on a canister style vacuum cleaner or similar floor appliance. The ergonomic appliance handle provides an elongated handle shaft that is attached to the canist... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7111353 | Applicator An applicator mounted on a hand T-bar tool has a split tube removably supported on the bar of the tool and a coating material applying sleeve secured to the tube. The tube and sleeve have upwardly and inwardly inclined opposite ends with bottom lips for applying coa... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7040973 | Abrasive sheet An abrasive sheet is made from an abrasive media mounted to a polymeric foam support member forming a one-piece abrasive sheet that is easily cut into any desirable configuration. The abrasive sheet is easily mounted to a holder adaptable to hand-held manual or powe... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6973695 | Apparatus for cleaning or otherwise engaging glass or another surface and method for using the same A device or cleaning apparatus 10 which includes a telescoping shaft member 8 and a universal joint assembly 40 and which allows a user to easily and ergonomically clean or otherwise engage an angled or curved glass surface or another surface. | 12/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6931733 | Carpenter's combination plane A carpenter's combination plane comprised of a basic holder and a blade holder, adapted with various holder accessories depending on the size of the work surface and the distance of reciprocal planing; other auxiliary accessories may be provided to the holder access... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921438 | Vacuum cleaner attachment for fungi removal and method of use thereof A vacuum cleaner attachment and method of use thereof provides an effective cleaning system for fungi and the like. A vacuum paddle extension enables the attachment to travel into narrow cracks and crevices where fungus may grow and by use of an abrasive and porous ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6733376 | Hand sanding tool A hand sanding tool that has a strip of material secured to a frame and spanning across an open gap of the frame. The strip of material has an abrasive surface for sanding objects and a spring force applies tension to the strip. The spring force maybe a resiliently ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6186878 | Apparatus relating to sanders A fixing member is provided for fixing a front end section to the rest of a base plate. The fixing member is provided with a surface fastener which is integrally molded with the fixing member.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5954571 | Rounded cornerbead sanding tool A rounded cornerbead sanding tool including a female pole adapter for attachment to common extension poles. Two (2) separated pivot joints allowing greater angle accessibility including inverted angles. Three (3) interchangeable sanding sponge forming arm... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5313746 | Triangular sanding appliance A sanding appliance is described for supporting a sheet of sandpaper. The appliance includes a sanding pad with a flat lower sandpaper supporting surface of triangular outline. The pad is formed from sheet material which includes three edges defining the ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 4813189 | Sanding apparatus A sanding tool has a flat rectangular rigid base surrounded with an endless belt carrying abrasive materials. A transverse bar movably mounted on the base engages one end of the belt. A nut mounted on the base accommodates a threaded rod which engages the... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4279103 | Hand tool for use in sanding louver boards A block-like body including a cap plate and a pair of rigid plates of a common width and of different lengths substantially registered with said cap plate and disposed in mutually superimposed relation for defining a pair of adjacently related working sur... | 07/21/1981 |
