Patent ID: 9694464
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B24B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for polishing stone comprising a base having a straight front end and side walls for sliding along the top surface of a workpiece; a bar slidable on each of the side walls; a handle extending outwardly from the front end of each of said bars proximate the straight front end of said base for manipulating the apparatus on the workpiece; a yoke on said base; a grinder pivotally mounted in the yoke for rotation around a horizontal axis parallel to the straight front end of the base; a head on said grinder extending outwardly beyond the straight front edge of the base; a grinding pad connected to a spindle extending out of said head for polishing a workpiece; and an indexing mechanism for releasably locking the grinder in one of a non-use position above the base and a plurality of use positions in which the grinding pad is perpendicular to the top surface of the workpiece for polishing a side of the workpiece or at an angle to the vertical for producing a bevelled edge on the workpiece, including a roller extending downwardly from the front end of each said bar for gliding along the side of the workpiece to accurately orient the grinding pad with respect to the edge or side of the workpiece.