Patent ID: 7247085
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: A47L,B24B

Abstract:
1. A floor grinding machine for grinding and edging floors comprising: a frame having a motor mounted thereon, a nose attached to and extending in front of the frame, a disk attached to the front of the nose and resting on the floor, the disk rotated by a mechanical connection along the nose to the motor, with the disk being the only floor engaging support at the front of the floor grinding machine, a pair of wheels connected to the rear portion of the frame, one wheel on a first side of the frame and a second wheel on a second side of the frame, each wheel independently having a height adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height, of the wheel relative to the frame, such that by adjusting the height the engagement point of the disk to the floor changes position, the disk being flat on the floor when the base of both wheels and the base of the disk are at the same height relative to the frame, the wheels are mounted on cylinders, each having a plurality of flat portions thereon, which are pivotally attached to the frame by engaging a respective height adjustment tube attached to the frame such that the each wheel can be fixed at any of a plurality of selected angles relative to the frame by a T-bolt extending through the height adjustment tube and engaging a corresponding one of the flat portions of the cylinder, a handle attached to the frame for guiding and propelling the floor grinding machine along the floor.