Patent ID: 6641469
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B24D

Abstract:
A sanding block comprising:an elongated hand grip defining a pair of opposed ends, a convex raised portion, a pair of concave portions on each end thereof and a pair of raised ends; an elongated base housing secured to said hand grip and having a pair of angled end surfaces aligned with said opposed ends of said hand grip and having a support surface; a pair of retractable sandpaper clamps supported at said opposed ends each movable within said elongated hand grip and said elongated base housing between an extended position spaced from said angled end surfaces and a retracted position against said angled end surfaces; and a pair of lever means each operatively coupled to one of said retractable sandpaper clamps for moving said one of said retractable sandpaper clamps between said retracted and extended position, said lever means each including an over-center latch for securing said one of said sandpaper clamps in said retracted position.