Patent ID: 6896606

Claim:
A drywall sanding implement for attachment to a shaft having a first end and a second end, the drywall sanding implement comprising: a yoke which is attachable to said first end of said shaft; a block pivotably mounted to said yoke; an axle mounted to said block; a first spindle rotatably mounted to said axle; a first pad having a first pad mounting passage therethrough which is configured to frictionally engage said first spindle; a second spindle rotatably mounted to said axle; and a second pad having a second pad mounting passage therethrough which is configured to frictionally engage said second spindle; the first pad and second pad each having a body of compressible material having an outer surface, said body having a substantially parallelogram-shaped cross section having a body of a compressible material having an outer surface, said body having a substantially parallelogram-shaped cross section having a first pair of opposed corners and a second pair of opposed corners, said first mounting passage of said first pad and said second mounting passage of said second pad each being substantially normal to said substantially parallelogram-shaped cross section; and an abrasive coating applied to said outer surface of said body, wherein said body and said abrasive coating are configured with respect to each of said first pair of opposed corners of said substantially parallelogram-shaped cross section so as to prevent contact of said abrasive coating at each of said first pair of opposed corners with a surface being abraded.