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US 8,146,194 B1Granted
Buffing apparatus
OwnerJames Farrellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a buffer device that is designed and configured to successfully and adequately buff and polish any desired surface without causing fatigue for the user, as well as without creating any swirl marks. In order to provide for such a product, the present invention comprises a frame having a cylindrical body secured thereto. A motor is coupled to the cylindrical body to provide for the body to rotate about a normally horizontal axis that is parallel to the desired surface to be buffed, polished, and cleaned or the like. Secured to the cylindrical body is a buffing/cleaning pad fabricated from a conventional material.
Claims20
A hand-held buffing apparatus for buffing a desired surface, said hand held buffing apparatus comprising:
- a substantially U-shaped frame having a first outer member parallel to a second outer member;
- said first outer member and second outer member perpendicular to a normally horizontal axis;
- said first outer member and second outer member secured to a lower member to form the substantially U-shaped frame;
- a cylindrical body removably secured between the two outer members along the horizontal axis with an attaching means;
- a motor being mechanically coupled to said cylindrical body for enabling said cylindrical body to rotate about said normally horizontal axis horizontally and parallel to said desired surface;
- said motor being secured to said substantially U-shaped frame;
- a first handle extending upward from said first outer member so that the first handle is located above the first outer member and the first handle forms a V-shape with the first outer member when looking at a side view of the hand-held buffing apparatus, thereby creating a first apex where said first handle meets said first outer member;
- a second handle extending upward from said second outer member so that the second handle is located above the second outer member and the second handle forms a V-shape with the second outer member when looking at a side view of the hand-held buffing apparatus, thereby creating an second apex where said second handle meets said second outer member;
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- a third handle extending across a rear portion of the buffing apparatus from the first outer member to the second outer member.
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A hand-held buffing apparatus for buffing a desired surface, said hand held buffing apparatus comprising:
- a substantially U-shaped frame having a first outer member parallel to a second outer member;
- said first outer member and second outer member perpendicular to a normally horizontal axis:
- said first outer member and second outer member secured to a lower member to form the substantially U-shaped frame;
- a cylindrical body removably secured between the two outer members along the horizontal axis with an attaching means;
- said cylindrical body having a core and a pad located on the core;
- a motor being mechanically coupled to said cylindrical body for enabling said cylindrical body to rotate about said normally horizontal axis horizontally and parallel to said desired surface;
- said motor being secured to said substantially U-shaped frame;
- a first handle extending upward from said first outer member so that the first handle is located above the first outer member and the first handle forms a V-shape with the first outer member when looking at a side view of the hand-held buffing apparatus, thereby creating a first apex where said first handle meets said first outer member;
- a second handle extending upward from said second outer member so that the second handle is located above the second outer member and the second handle forms a V-shape with the second outer member when looking at a side view of the hand-held buffing apparatus, thereby creating an second apex where said second handle meets said second outer member;
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- a third handle extending from said first apex to said second apex across a rear portion of the hand-held buffing apparatus.
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A hand-held buffing apparatus for buffing a desired surface, said hand held buffing apparatus comprising:
- a substantially U-shaped frame having a first outer member parallel to a second outer member;
- said first outer member and second outer member perpendicular to a normally horizontal axis;
- said first outer member and second outer member secured to a lower member to form the substantially U-shaped frame;
- a cylindrical body removably secured between the two outer members along the horizontal axis with an attaching means;
- said cylindrical body having a core and a pad located on the core;
- a motor being mechanically coupled to said cylindrical body for enabling said cylindrical body to rotate about said normally horizontal axis horizontally and parallel to said desired surface;
- said motor being secured to said substantially U-shaped frame;
- a first handle only attached to the first outer member at one end of the first handle, said first handle extending upward from said first outer member so that the first handle is located above the first outer member and the first handle forms a V-shape with the first outer member when looking at a side view of the hand-held buffing apparatus, thereby creating a first apex where said first handle meets said first outer member;
- a second handle only attached to the second outer member at one end of the second handle, said second handle extending upward from said second outer member so that the second handle is located above the second outer member and the second handle forms a V-shape with the second outer member when looking at a side view of the hand-held buffing apparatus, thereby creating an second apex where said second handle meets said second outer member;
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- a third handle extending from said first apex to said second apex across a rear portion of the hand-held buffing apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.