Patent ID: 7597611
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: B24D

Abstract:
1. A hand sander for attaching sandpaper thereto, the hand sander comprising: a) a base having clamp ends; b) a means for holding the sander in the hand; c) a clamping mechanism for clamping a sheet of sandpaper to each clamp end of the base; d) wherein the clamping mechanism including a clamp pivoting between a clamp locked position and a clamp unlocked position; e) a planar generally upstanding tab resiliently biased against the clamp for locking the clamp in the clamp locked position, f) wherein the clamp further includes a clamp edge and the base includes a transversely oriented U shaped channel proximate the base ends such that the clamp edge is adapted to urge a portion of the sheet of sandpaper into the U channel thereby fixing the sandpaper to the base.