Patents by Inventor Charles H. LaFave

Charles H. LaFave has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Belt sander
    Patent number: 4535568
    Abstract: A belt sander having a vertically slotted casing for receiving an idler shaft; a crowned idler pully rotatably mounted on the idler shaft; a crowned, power driven drive pully rotatably mounted on the casing; a guide shaft attached perpendicular to the idler shaft; a first alignment plate attached to the casing interior; a second alignment plate slideably mating the casing interior between the first alignment plate and the idler shaft, said plates being bored to slideably receive the guide shaft; and a spring mounted in compression between the alignment plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Inventor: Charles H. LaFave