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US 9,434,052 B2Granted
Surface treatment device
AssigneeHelmut H. Mauer
InventorsHelmut Mauer, Tim Bachman, Jeffrey Popowski
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Abstract
A device used to smooth a material's surface with abrasion. More specifically, the device is in the form of a glove or mitten with an abrasive layer that is placed over, and secured on, a user's hand to protect the user's hand and to provide an agile and flexible range of motion while sanding a material's surface.
Claims11
A wearable surface treatment device, comprising:
- a base comprising a flat bottom, a top, a leading edge, a back edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;
- an aperture forming an undersleeve, wherein the undersleeve is located above the flat bottom of the base;
- at least one enclosure strap fixedly attached to the first side edge of the base that wraps across a user's hand;
- a removable, rigid layer having a leading edge, a back edge, and two side edges, the removable, rigid layer located within the aperture;
- wherein the removable, rigid layer has a hinge allowing the removable, rigid layer to bend along the hinge, the hinge running either parallel to the side edges of the removable, rigid layer and extending the length of the removable, rigid layer or running perpendicular to the side edges of the removable, rigid layer and extending the entire width of the removable, rigid layer;
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- a removable, abrasive layer located on the flat bottom of the base.
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