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US 8,272,925 B2Granted
Multi-drum sander and/or rasp
AssigneeSears Brands, L.L.C.
InventorsMark Good, Dan Swanson, Wayne Bower
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Abstract
Described herein is technology for, among other things, a multi-purpose sanding or filing apparatus. The apparatus includes a motor, a plurality of drive mechanisms in mechanical communication with the motor, and a plurality of drums, where each of the drums has an axis passing therethrough, the drums are coupled with respective drive mechanisms, and the drive mechanisms are operable to rotate the drums about their respective axes.
Claims15
A multi-purpose sanding or filing apparatus, comprising:
- a motor;
- a plurality of drive mechanisms in mechanical communication with the motor;
- and
- a plurality of drums, each of the drums having an axis passing therethrough, wherein the drums are coupled with respective drive mechanisms and the drive mechanisms are operable to rotate the drums about their respective axes, and
- wherein the drive mechanisms are individually suspended in a manner that allows them to freely move between a first vertical position and a second vertical position.
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A multi-purpose sanding or filing system for sanding or filing a workpiece, the system comprising:
- a first set of drums;
- a second set of drums;
- a handheld sanding apparatus, comprising:
- a motor;
- and
- a plurality of drive mechanisms in mechanical communication with the motor and suspended in a manner that allows them to freely move between a first vertical position and a second vertical position to adjust to a contour of the workpiece,
- wherein each of the drums has an axis passing therethrough,
- wherein the first and second sets of drums are interchangeably coupleable with respective drive mechanisms, and
- wherein the drive mechanisms are operable to rotate the attached set drums about their respective axes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.