Sander Flex Pad for Rotary Floor Sander
OwnerJason Broukinventor
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Abstract
A sander flex pad suitable for use with a rotary floor sander, wherein the sander flex pad comprises a flat circular disc with a center opening and an intact circular peripheral edge; wherein the disc has at least 2 cuts through the disc, the at least 2 cuts are non-circular, the cut terminates before the peripheral edge, and the cuts are spaced evenly to allow the disc to balance when rotating.
Claims20
A sander flex pad suitable for use with a rotary floor sander, wherein the sander flex pad comprises a flat circular disc;
- wherein the disc has a center opening;
- wherein the disc has an intact circular peripheral edge;
- wherein the disc has at least 2 cuts through the disc,
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are non-circular;
- and
- wherein the cut terminates before the intact circular peripheral edge.
A sander flex pad suitable for use with a rotary floor sander, wherein the sander flex pad comprises a flat circular disc;
- wherein the disc has a center opening;
- wherein the disc has an intact circular peripheral edge;
- wherein the disc has at least 2 cuts through the disc,
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are non-circular;
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are from about 2 to 12 cuts;
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are evenly spaced around the flex pad to create balance when the pad is rotating;
- and
- wherein the at least 2 cuts do not cut through the center opening or the intact circular peripheral edge.
A sander flex pad suitable for use with a rotary floor sander, wherein the sander flex pad comprises a flat circular disc;
- wherein the disc has a center opening;
- wherein the disc has an intact circular peripheral edge;
- wherein the disc has at least 2 cuts through the disc,
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are non-circular;
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are from about 2 to 12 cuts;
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are evenly spaced around the flex pad to create balance when the pad is rotating;
- wherein the at least 2 cuts do not cut through the center opening or the intact circular peripheral edge.
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are arcuate;
- wherein the at least 2 cuts are a repeating pattern
- wherein the sander flex pad is rotating from the floor perspective counter clockwise;
- wherein a leading end of each of the at least 2 cuts is closer to the intact circular peripheral edge and a trailing end is closer to the center opening;
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- wherein the sander flex pad is attached to a rotary floor sander.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.