Patent ID: 11919127
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A pole sander comprising:
an elongate body including a passageway for passage of air;
an electric motor electrically controlled by control electronics;
a sanding head attached via a pivot mechanism to a first end of the elongate body, wherein the sanding head comprises: a hood including a plate and a sidewall to form a chamber, an output spindle projecting from the hood and rotatably driven by the electric motor, and a tubular passage including a first end forming an opening and a second end coupled to an aperture formed through the plate; and
a flexible pipe disposed between the passageway at the first end of the elongate body and the opening of the tubular passage to fluidly connect the passageway to the chamber,
wherein a portion of the tubular passage extends peripherally around a first portion of the electric motor such that, in an orientation of the pole sander where the elongate body extends rearwardly of the sanding head, and a portion of the flexible pipe extends peripherally around a second portion of the electric motor.