Patent ID: 7771253

Claim:
A hand-guided sander comprising: a housing ( 12 ); a sanding plate ( 30 ) which has a base ( 38 ); a center of mass ( 78 ); a sanding drive unit ( 16 ) for driving the sanding plate ( 30 ); and a rechargeable battery unit ( 28 ); wherein a size of the housing ( 12 ) is essentially limited to that of the base ( 38 ) of the sanding plate ( 30 ), wherein the housing ( 12 ) is equipped to accommodate the rechargeable battery unit ( 28 ), wherein the sanding plate ( 30 ) has a symmetry axis ( 72 ) which extends through the center of mass ( 78 ) and on which a support point ( 76 ) of the sanding plate ( 30 ) for the sanding drive ( 16 ) is situated, wherein the sanding plate ( 30 ) is delta-shaped, wherein the symmetry axis ( 72 ) of the sanding plate ( 30 ) extends from a tip ( 70 ) of the sanding plate ( 30 ) to a blunt end ( 74 ) of the sanding plate ( 30 ) and wherein the support point ( 76 ) of the sanding plate ( 30 ) is located between the center of mass ( 78 ) and the blunt end ( 74 ) of the sanding plate ( 30 ).