Patent ID: 6648737
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A contour sanding apparatus for driving a sanding belt, said apparatus comprising:a body; a drive pulley rotatably attached to said body, said drive pulley comprising a drive-axle dimensioned for attachment to a source of rotation; a primary arm fixedly attached to said body, said primary arm comprising an end portion to which a primary idler pulley is rotatably attached; and a secondary arm comprising tensioning means for maintaining said sanding belt in tension, and a first end portion to which a secondary idler pulley is rotatably attached, wherein said secondary idler pulley is disposed in relation to said primary idler pulley such that said sanding belt forms a sanding portion between said primary idler pulley and said secondary idler pulley; wherein said sanding belt is dimensioned for disposal about said drive pulley, said primary idler pulley, and said secondary idler pulley such that said a sanding portion of said sanding belt, disposed between said primary idler pulley and said secondary idler pulley, may be made to conform to a plurality of contours.