Quick change shoe assembly for straight line sander
OwnerKarl W. Selander, John J. Smayinventors
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Abstract
A quick change shoe assembly for use with a pneumatic straight line sander or orbital sander is disclosed comprising a base which is fixedly secured to the movable plate of such a sander by conventional bolts and a sanding or filing shoe having attachment means for attaching the shoe to the base, the shoe being removable therefrom without the use of tools and without necessitating the removal of the base from the movable plate.
Claims12
A quick change shoe assembly for use with a sanding and filing apparatus having a movable plate comprising:
- a base which is configured to be fixedly secured to said movable plate;
- a shoe having a substantially rigid member and a working surface carried by the rigid member, said rigid member having a plurality of substantially rigid vertical flaps spaced to receive the base and secure the shoe against lateral movement of the shoe relative to the base, said flaps extend upwardly from the top surface of said shoe and are configured to frictionally secure the edges of said base therebetween;
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- a clip adapted to engage the base and secure the shoe member against vertical movement relative to the base;
- wherein the shoe is removable from the base without the use of tools and without removing said base from said movable plate.
A quick change shoe assembly for use with a sanding and filing apparatus having a movable plate, comprising:
- a generally rectangular base of length slightly longer than said movable plate configured to be secured to said movable plate;
- a shoe having a rigid member which has a plurality of rigid flaps extending upwardly therefrom, said flaps being configured to frictionally secure said shoe member to the bottom surface of said base;
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- clip means for further securing said shoe member to said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.