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US 6,283,842 B1Granted
Sanding apparatus
OwnerJohn William Collinsinventor
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Abstract
A sanding apparatus includes a plurality of sheet elements with exposed, abrasive edges. These sheet elements are biased outwardly with respect to the housing by a compressible foam block. The exposed abrasive edges together define a conformable abrasive surface for sanding moldings and the like. The plurality of sheet elements may include a replaceable cassette.
Claims18
A sanding apparatus for sanding a profile such as an architrave, which apparatus comprises:
- a main body portion, and
- a plurality of parallel sheet elements mounted side by side in said body portion for relative movement to each other and to said body portion against a resilient bias,
- wherein exposed edges of said sheet elements each comprise abrasive edge surfaces, thereby together defining a conformable abrasive surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.