Patent ID: 6089958
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A free-standing sander for abrading products comprising:(a) a sanding head comprising an endless abrasive belt rotating around an upper roller and a lower roller;(b) a first motor for rotating at least one of the upper and lower rollers of the sanding head, where the rotation of the at least one roller causes the abrasive belt to rotate endlessly around the upper and lower rollers;(c) a conveyor adjacent the lower roller of the sanding head to convey the products toward the sanding head while the first motor rotates the abrasive belt of the sanding head around the upper roller and the lower roller;(d) at least one rotatable eccentric shaft rotatably mounted at one end to the upper roller and at the other end to the lower roller of the sanding head; and(e) a second motor for rotating the at least one eccentric shaft wherein rotation of the at least one eccentric shaft causes the sanding head to move in a translational orbital movement.