Ergonomically friendly orbital sander construction
OwnerPaul W. Huberinventor
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Abstract
A random orbital sander including a housing, a motor having a vertical axis in the housing, a pad coupled to the motor, a face on the pad extending substantially perpendicularly to the vertical axis, a shroud surrounding the pad, an opening in the shroud, and a dust discharge tube having an inner end in communication with the opening and an outer end on the dust discharge tube end extending at an acute angle to the face of the pad. An orbital sander wherein the pad is supported from the sander housing by columnar units located on opposite sides of the motor. A bore in the motor shaft conducts compressed air through the chamber housing the bearings which support the spindle which mounts the pad.
Claims37
An orbital sander comprising a housing, a compressed air motor in said housing, a pad support secured to said motor, and first and second elongated rows of spaced plastic columns located on opposite sides of said motor and located between said housing and said pad support.
A plastic columnar unit for an orbital sander comprising an upper bar member, a lower bar member, and a row of a plurality of spaced columns between said upper and lower bar members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.