Patent ID: 6042460
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B24B,B24D

Abstract:
An in-line sander comprising:an elongated sander housing configured to be grasped by a user of the in-line sander;a sanding pad holding portion defining an outwardly facing channel that opens outward from the sander housing and that extends in a direction generally along a length of the sander housing, the channel being arranged and configured for receiving and holding a profiled sanding pad;the sanding pad holding portion also including a plurality of projections that extend into the channel, the projections being arranged and configured for assisting in retaining the profiled sanding pad within the channel;a motor housed within the housing; andan in-line oscillating mechanism operatively coupled between the motor and the sanding pad holding portion, the in-line oscillating mechanism being arranged and configured to move the sanding pad holding portion in a linear oscillating motion, the linear oscillating motion being in the direction generally along the length of the housing.