Patent ID: 11951585
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A pole sander comprising:
an elongate body having a first end and a second end;
an electric motor; and
a sanding head attached via a pivot mechanism to the first end of the elongate body, wherein the sanding head comprises:
a hood including a plate and a peripheral wall formed on the underside of the plate around an edge of the plate;
an output spindle that projects from the hood and is rotatably driven by the electric motor around a rotational axis;
a brush ring mounted on the underside of the plate adjacent the edge of the plate inside of the peripheral wall, wherein the brush ring is attached to the plate via a leaf spring comprising a first end and a second end; and
an aperture formed through the plate, wherein the leaf spring extends through the aperture in order for the second end of the leaf spring to attach to a top side of the plate.