Patent ID: 6257969
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B24B,B24D

Abstract:
An in-line sander comprising:a housing including an elongated handle portion aligned along a longitudinal axis, the housing also including a lateral offset portion that projects laterally outward from one end of the handle portion, the lateral offset portion defining a sanding end that is laterally offset from the handle portion such that finger clearance is provided between the handle portion and a surface to be sanded;a motor mounted within the handle portion of the housing, the motor including a motor shaft that is generally parallel with respect to the longitudinal axis of the housing;a transverse shaft aligned generally transversely with respect to the motor shaft, the transverse shaft extending through the lateral offset portion of the housing and including a first eccentric shaft portion;gears for transferring rotation from the motor shaft to the transverse shaft;an oscillating member that is linearly oscillated by the first eccentric shaft portion as the transverse shaft is rotated, the oscillating member being oscillated in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing;a pad holder that is oscillated by the oscillating member in the direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, the pad holder being positioned at the sanding end of the lateral offset portion of the housing; anda profile sanding pad that can be secured in the pad holder.