Hand-Held Extender For A Buffing Pad

An apparatus for connecting a buffing pad to a power tool that can be held by a hand of a user during operation of said power tool to support said buffing pad while it is being rotated, comprising:

• a metal shaft having first and second ends, one of which is configured to mate with a rotatable spindle of said power tool and the other is configure to mate with said buffing pad, said metal shaft comprising a first portion extending from said first end, a second portion extending from said second end, and a third portion that is substantially round and located between said first and second portions, wherein said second portion adjacent said third portion has a circumference that is greater than a circumference of said third portion, thereby creating a shoulder between said second and third portions;
• a sleeve having a substantially circular aperture with a circumference that is greater than said circumference of said third portion and less than said circumference of said shoulder, said sleeve being configured to slide over said first portion of said metal shaft and onto said third portion, said shoulder preventing said sleeve from sliding over said second portion of said metal shaft;
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• a first retainer configured to mate with said first portion of said metal shaft adjacent said third portion, thereby preventing said sleeve from sliding over said first portion of said metal shaft after said sleeve has been slid onto said third portion of said metal shaft;
• wherein an outer surface of said sleeve is configured to be gripped by said hand of said user during operation of said power tool, thereby preventing said sleeve from rotating while said metal shaft is rotating within said aperture.