Patent ID: 7076825

Claim:
A floor machine comprising (a) a motor and base assembly including (i) a motor having a sidewall; (ii) a skirt engaged to and extending outwardly from said motor, said skirt having a top; (iii) a support member engaged to and extending outwardly from said motor sidewall and having a bottom in spaced relationship to said top of said skirt and cooperating therewith to define a gap; and (iv) alignment members in said gap; (b) a handle and frame assembly including (i) a frame extending from a leading end engageable with said motor to a trailing end, said leading end having a curved section defining a contour closely approximating that of said motor sidewall and positioned within said gap; and (ii) a handle secured solely to said frame and maintained in spaced relationship to said motor and base assembly; and (c) fasteners engaging said handle and frame assembly to said motor and base assembly, said frame leading end being provided with one or more notches in said curved section engageable with said alignment members.