Patent ID: 6960116
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
1. A finishing device comprising: a bowl assembly for positioning on a horizontal support surface such as a floor and including an upwardly opening bowl for storing finishing media therein; a rotatable carrier plate defining a vertical axis of rotation and supported in vertically upwardly spaced relation from said bowl, said carrier plate including at least one workpiece mounting arrangement projecting downwardly therefrom for positioning the workpiece within the media; a drive assembly drivingly connected to said carrier plate to rotate same about the vertical axis to cause the workpiece to travel through the finishing media in an orbit defined about the vertical axis; and a hub arrangement disposed generally centrally within an interior of said bowl, said arrangement including at least one deflector element which projects into the interior of said bowl and towards the workpiece to compress the media against the workpiece and prevent build-up of media adjacent the center of the bowl.