Abstract: A power sander. The power sander includes a unitary motor shaft, first and second handles and a sanding assembly. The second handle is a stabilizing handle that is detachably coupled to the motor shaft. The first and second handles and the sanding assembly are in axial alignment on the motor shaft.

Abstract: Accessories for an angle grinder include a rotary disc cutting tool and a rest for supporting the grinder on a surface to be shaped. The rest may be a non-rotating nose beneath the grinder or a rubbing contact mounted on a flat tool, or it may be part of a convex tool. Tilting the grinder about the rest give effective control of the tool. Steeper tilts cause the cutting surface to bite more deeply into the work surface. The grinder is stroked toward the user with the cutting zone trailing. Most disks are perforated. Work to be shaped can be seen through the spinning disk during use.

Abstract: A shaft-equipped grinder used in a mold-graving device, including a grinding member with a circular periphery and a shaft fixed on the grinding member. The shaft has a driving section with none circular cross-section, a locating section with circular cross-section and a stopper section formed as an annular groove. The grinder can be easily and quickly assembled with or disassembled from the mold-graving device. Also, the grinder can be accurately located on the mold-graving device coaxially with the rotary shaft thereof.

Abstract: The roller and belt assembly for mounting on a spindle or drive shaft comprises a closed loop belt having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface having an engaging material thereon, and the outer surface having an abrasive or bussing material thereon. The assembly further includes a cylindrical roller having an outer cylindrical surface, having a longitudinal axis and having a resilient, compressible material attached to and covering the outer cylindrical surface. Sliding and engaging structure is attached to the resilient, compressible material which, when the belt is rotated in the first direction, allows the belt to slidingly rotate around and about the longitudinal axis of the roller and, when the belt is rotated in a second direction, the sliding and engaging structure engages the engageable material on the inner surface of the belt and prevents the belt from rotating about the roller.

Abstract: Provided is an aircraft trimming device including a guide assembly (24) and a cutting tool (26). The guide assembly (24) includes a rigid plate (25) and a T-shaped track (30) mounted to one side of the plate to serve as a support and a guide for the cutting tool (26). The cutting tool (26) includes a base assembly (32); an air supply assembly (34) that is supported on the base assembly (32); and a cutting assembly (36) in pneumatic communication with the air supply assembly (34). During operation, the cutting tool (26) is pneumatically lifted by the air supply assembly (34) a slight distance off the track (30) in order that a mechanic may translate the cutting tool (26) along the track (30), thereby trimming an aircraft sub-assembly edge along a predetermined path (40).

Abstract: A nozzle for supplying a liquid to a rotating tool of a cutter has a nozzle body and a hose connector connected to the nozzle body for supplying a liquid to the nozzle. The nozzle body has a fastening portion for mounting the nozzle body in a receiving openining of a protective cover wall. A radially expandable clamping member is positioned on the fastening portion for engaging the receiving opening.

Abstract: A hand-held, pocket size vacuum with scraper combination is disclosed which is primarily for use when rubbing off and cleaning up the scrapings left behind from a "scratch-off" lottery ticket. Activated by a power switch and battery, the DC Motor and centrifugal blower are located directly above a removable residue cartridge with filter. The centrifugal blower creates a flow of air between an intake port and discharge ports which flows past the storage container which collects the scrapings for subsequent disposal. The device becomes a scraping device through use of the scraper blade or abrasive wheel mechanism which is affixed to one end of the unit near the vacuum intake port.

Abstract: An elastomeric mount or band is provided for circumferential placement about a bonded abrasive segment of the type generally used to form a segmented grinding wheel assembly of a rotary surface grinder. The band serves to cushion the segment relative to a chuck of the grinder. The band is provided with a predetermined original or untensioned circumference and is elastically deformable or stretchable to a larger circumference within a predetermined range of circumferences. This ability to elastically deform facilitates installation onto the segment and enables a single band to be used in combination with segments of various size. The band is preferably installed over a segment having a circumference greater than the band's original circumference so that tension in the installed band serves to mechanically fasten the band in position thereon. This mechanical fastening enables a user to easily move the band to various locations on the segment as desired.

Abstract: An air die grinder secured on a rotary shaft of a pneumatic motor by a fixing device is disclosed. The fixing device includes a sleeve having a driving section with none circular cross-section and a locating section with a circular cross-section. A ball hole is formed through the wall of the locating section of the sleeve. A steel ball is placed in the ball hole and pushed by an outer tube fitted around the sleeve to protrude out of the inner wall of the sleeve and abut against the stem of the grinding wheel, therefore the grinding wheel is located on the die grinder.

Abstract: A pattern sizing tool for use as a milling device for removing a portion of a surface of a stiff material to leave a desired thickness of material and is particularly useful for milling a hard plastic coping like that produced in a tooth replacement procedure for forming, from that coping, a crown as a replacement tooth in a practice of a "lost wax casting procedure". The tool includes a pair of upper and lower arms that are coupled together at their ends to be scissored and are spring biased apart. The upper arm includes a mount with an arrangement for maintaining a dental rotary grinder thereon that has a chuck for mounting a milling burr.

Abstract: An angle grinder with a reversible drive mechanism includes a hollow arbour with a bottom flange and a polygonal coupling piece which is keyed into a corresponding polygonal recess in the bottom of the arbour. A retaining bolt extends through the arbour and is threaded into the coupling piece. The coupling piece both couples the arbour and the retaining bolt for simultaneous rotation and retains the disk tool against the flange of the arbour. The retaining bolt is accessible by means of a slide which engages crenelations in the rim of the arbour to lock the arbour against rotation when accessing the retaining bolt.

Abstract: In order to develop further a portable motor or engine-driven cutting-off machine with a housing (100) and an arm (12) connected thereto, on which a parting-off tool (22) is detachably secured, which can be driven with the aid of a traction means gearing (13, 14, 28) with a power transmission shaft (14) disposed on the arm (12) in such a way that, by means of simple constructional modifications, the rigidity between housing and arm is enhanced and their disadvantageous vibration behavior during cutting operations is improved, it is proposed that the arm (12) and the housing (100) or a housing half (11) be fabricated in a one-piece construction.

Abstract: A hand power tool formed as a hand-guided angular grinder has a tool, and an electric-motor drive for the tool, a housing accommodating the drive and carrying a central bearing pin, a handle composed of two semi-shells, rotatably arranged on the bearing pin, overlapping an end side of the motor housing and having a switch strip, an electrical switch actuated by the switch strip and connected with the drive, and a fixing device for fixing the handle in at least two different positions in a relative rotation to the motor housing and having a manual actuating member arranged on the handle, each of the handle shells being provided with a bearing semi-shell formed on the handle shell and rotatably arranged on the bearing pin, the bearing pin being provided at an end side with a blind hole, and a sleeve is inserted in the blind hole, provided with a radial flange overlapping concentric ends of the bearing pin and the bearing semi-shells, and having a snapping hook located at an end which is remote from the flange a

Abstract: A decontaminating apparatus for removing a layer of contaminated material, such as radioactively contaminated concrete, includes two material removing devices which are driven, alternately, towards and away from one another. Each material removing device includes two rotatable scabbling drums enclosed in a shroud from which removed material is conveyed to a waste collection skip. The material removing devices are mounted at the free ends of two pivotable arms arranged to be driven in mutually opposite directions by a common drive mechanism. A frame supports the two material removing devices, the frame being connected to an articulated arm which extends from a remotely-operated vehicle. The vehicle is located on a platform which can be raised and lowered to facilitate access by the material removing devices to the entire surface under treatment.

Abstract: A drum sander attachment used with a rotary-driven power new or recycled container (50) as a dram secured to a shaft (54) with a drive means attached. The securing means having capability of sealing for purposes of producing a desired and/or firmness to the recycled container (50) drum. The vast assortment of recycled containers (50) available produce a variety of shapes and sizes for drum use allowing for abrading of both curved and flat surfaces. The design allows for repositioning of recycled container (50) on shaft (54) for a variety of configurations. The unit is constructed to be selectively portable or mounted in a stationary manner.

Abstract: A profiled, soft cushioned roller is provided with an outer profiled abrading surface that conforms to and rides on a contoured substrate surface during an abrading operation. A soft roller usually in the form of a soft foam layer or body allows the profiled abrading surface to extend to and laterally wrap itself along the contoured substrate surface when pushed against the latter with the force needed to abrade the contoured surface. Because the outer surface portion of the profiled, soft roller is able to distort and wrap across the contoured surface, the soft profiled portion need not have the exact contoured shape and dimensions of the contoured surface being abraded. The soft roller body may have portions with different hardness by using different materials or different densities of the same foam material.

Abstract: A motor is housed in a main body and a transmission gear of a series of three transmission gears is mounted to a motor shaft. The last of the series of transmission gears is mounted on one end of an elongated and distortable connection rod. A first bevel gear is attached to the other end of the connection rod. A second bevel gear, which in engagement with the first bevel gear, is attached to one end of a spindle. The spindle extends in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the connection rod extends. A wheel shaped bit is attached to the other end of the spindle. Rotation of the motor is transmitted to the bit via the three transmission gears, the connection rod, the two bevel gears, and the spindle. To cut a workpiece, the rotating bit is repeatedly moved back and forth into the surface of the workpiece. A handle is attached to the main body and extends in a plane which contains an axis of the motor shaft.

Abstract: The invention provides a guard arrangement including a guard member having an annular base provided with axially spaced apart first and second sets of radially inwardly extending and circumferentially spaced apart projections. The first and second sets of projections are circumferentially aligned and are alignable with axially extending grooves on a tool housing so that the guard member can be slid or snapped on and off the tool housing. To lock the guard member against removal from the tool housing, the tool housing is provided with a pair of annular grooves for receiving the projections on the guard member when the guard member is angularly shifted from a mounting position. To lock the guard member in a desired angular position, the guard member is provided with a finger-operated locking member that is engageable with detents located on the tool housing.

Abstract: A ventilating device in a power driven tool has a fan driven by a motor for cooling the motor and has an air flow channel for the air to flow to the outside after passing around the motor. The ventilating device includes an air passage member disposed in the air flow channel on the downstream side of the fan to form a part of the air flow channel. The air passage member includes a plurality of blow windows and a plurality of partition walls for separating the blow windows from each other. The blow windows are positioned in series in the rotational direction of the fan. The partition walls have different heights relative to and in the direction toward the fan such that the heights increase in the rotational direction of the fan.

Abstract: A pipe end trimming device for hand-held use in beveling the outer surface of the end of one pipe so that the beveled end may fit within the end of a similar diameter pipe for a strong connection therebetween. The preferred embodiment abrasive cylinders which are motor driven. An aligning arm with an adjustable aligning edge allows for quick, uniform beveling of different diameter pipe. Shielding adjacent to the abrasive cylinders protects the operator from debris thrown from the pipe during the beveling process.

Abstract: A stacked sanding wheel for wooden panels with radical profiles. The sanding wheel has two sanding members stacked atop one another and mounted to a drive means for rotation about an axis. Each sanding member has a relatively rigid backing portion with an outer surface corresponding in profile to one of the surfaces on each side of the profile edge. The flexible sanding strips assume the shape of the outer surface of each backing portion which, in turn, corresponds to one of the surfaces of the profile to be sanded. The separate sanding members are secured to the drive means in a stacked relationship with their separate sanding strips abutting one another to form a sharp edge corresponding to the sharp edge of the wooden panel's profile.

Abstract: An apparatus for grinding a disc brake disc having opposite surfaces, the apparatus comprising: a free-standing support; a pair of rotors, at least one of which is a grinding rotor, the rotors attached to the support to extend in spaced relation at opposite sides of a disc for grinding at least one face of the disc, wherein at least one rotor is pivotally attached to the support and can be moved toward and away from the disc independent of the other rotors; adjustment means attached to the support to allow adjustment of the angle of at least one rotor in relation to a face of the disc; and drive means to rotate at least one of the rotors.

Abstract: A pneumatic tool (10) is described for diverting exhaust air from an air motor (18) between a rearward opening (22), a forward opening (24), or both, without requiring any disassembly. An exhaust diverting valve selector (26) allows adjustment of the direction of flow as determined by an exhaust diverting valve (60) from the exterior of tool (10). A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tool (10) with an exhaust diverting valve (60) is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ergonomic, hand-held power tool (10) is disclosed having a housing (12) formed to have a main body portion (14) having a cavity (32) and a handle portion (16) coupled to the main portion (14). The main body portion (14) has a first longitudinal axis (66). The handle portion (16) has a second longitudinal axis (68) formed to be at an acute angle (70) with respect to the first longitudinal axis (66). A flexible material (28) may be attached to the handle portion (16) or used to form an exterior coating on the housing (12) to help minimize any vibration transferred to the operator's hand.

Abstract: A sander includes a work table for supporting a work piece and having a frame secured on one end. A housing has one end slidably engaged in the frame and movable upward and downward toward the work table. A motor is secured to the housing and has a spindle extended inward of the housing. A sander member is secured to the spindle so as to be driven by the motor with a greater speed for grinding the work piece. One or more rollers are rotatably coupled to the spindle by a reduction gearing so as to move the work piece with the reduced speed.

Abstract: A concrete cutting saw is provided for the cutting of grooves in the surface of wet concrete. The concrete saw generally comprises a motor driven rotating cutting blade mounted on a support structure. The concrete saw is supported during cutting by wheels, and has a skid plate with a slot through which the rotating cutting blade passes to cut the concrete. The cutting blade is mounted with a sound deadening blade housing and a number of shields and guards located about the skid plate. The skid plate is movably attached to the concrete saw and resiliently urged against the concrete during cutting so that it remains in contact with the surface of the concrete surrounding the cutting blade during cutting. The skid plate is constrained into a bowed configuration so that it is substantially flat during cutting. A variable speed transmission is drivingly connected to the wheels to propel the saw across the concrete during cutting.

Abstract: A soft sanding roller apparatus is provided with a soft compressible sanding sleeve and roller that allows a wide flat to form on the side of the sanding sleeve being pushed against a substrate, such as a piece of wood. The preferred sleeve is backed by a soft deformable layer, such as a soft foam layer, which allows the sanding sleeve to conform to the surface of the substrate without chattering or digging into the substrate. The sleeve has a bore diameter smaller than the uncompressed diameter of the soft foam layer so that the foam layer exerts an even force on the cylindrical sleeve to retain its cylindrical shape. The sleeve is driven by a connection such as a one-way clutch between the sanding sleeve and the foam layer on the roller. The roller is rotated in one direction by a motor to do sanding with the one-way clutch driving the sleeve. The sleeve is removed by turning it in a direction opposite to the sanding direction and pulling it axially against the force from the compressed foam layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a joint outter comprising a tool set fitted with a drive in a housing and a casing surrounding the tool set comprising two mutually attachable sections, with a slot via which a segment of the tool set can project. In order to be able easily to cut slots even in the transition region between mutually inclined surfaces, it is proposed that a rear section of the casing be connected to the drive housing and a front section removable from the rear one cover a further segment of the tool set.

Abstract: A hand-held polisher which comprises a body, an electric motor with a motor shaft held inside the body for driving a polishing implement mounted on the body, and a switch on the body for controlling the operation of the motor. The body has a first part for accommodating a battery cell for electrical connection to the motor under the control of the switch and a second part accommodating the motor. The second body part has a front opening through which the polishing implement is insertable into the body for mounting thereon. A stationary bearing is located in the first body part behind the front opening, in a co-axial position relative thereto, for supporting the polishing implement.

Abstract: A grinder has a grinding member. The grinder includes a rotatable spindle having an engagement portion. A first flange engages the engagement portion of the spindle. The first flange and the engagement portion of the spindle define a given play therebetween in a direction of rotation. The grinding member is held between the first flange and a second flange. A lubricant solid material is provided between the first flange and the engagement portion of the spindle.

Abstract: A grinding apparatus has a cylindrical grinding wheel assembly mounted on a vertical drive shaft extending from an electric motor through a horizontal work table. The apparatus includes a pressure sensitive electrical switch for activating the motor in response to downward force on the work table. The work table is supported on a housing adapted to contain the motor and can be interchanged with work tables of various sizes. The grinding wheel assembly has a drive half and a grinding wheel half driven by the drive shaft.

Abstract: A disk-shaped tool bit (8) of an angle grinder has an annular disk-shaped carrier member covered on its radially outer circumferentially extending surface and on its side face surfaces with abrasive grains. A central through opening extending between the side face surfaces (8a, 8b) serves for attaching the tool bit to the angle grinder. The central through opening has a surface extending between the side face surfaces and tapering inwardly from each side face surface toward the axis of the central opening. The inwardly tapering surfaces form engagement surfaces (8c, 8d), at which an attachment element (11) of a receiving device (7) of the angle grinder bears for securing the tool bit in place. The attachment element (11) does not project outwardly from the side face surface (8b) facing outwardly from the angle grinder.

Abstract: A hand-held power tool, particularly hand-operated angle grinder has a device housing having a motor housing receiving an electric drive, a gear head arranged at one end of the motor housing and having a projecting drive spindle for a tool, and a handle arranged at another end of the motor housing and having a switch strip for switching the electric drive on and off, at least one of the handle and the gear head forming a rotatable housing part and being rotatable relative to the motor housing around a longitudinal axis of the motor housing. A manually actuated positioning device fixes the rotatable housing part in at least two different rotational positions, while the motor housing being provided with a central bearing neck, the rotatable housing part being provided with a rotating cross which is received on the bearing neck so as to be rotatable and secured against axial displacement, the positioning device being formed to cause a positive-locking engagement between the motor housing and the rotating cross.

Abstract: An apparatus for sanding a work piece includes a motor, a motor housing, an essentially cylindrical sanding element assembly including a sanding element, a tubular sanding element assembly first support member extending from the motor housing to the sanding element assembly, and a drive train extending from the motor through the first support member to the sanding element assembly. The motor housing is preferably cylindrical and has a longitudinal axis, and the first support member extends essentially perpendicular to the housing longitudinal axis, and the cylindrical sanding element assembly also has a longitudinal axis which is essentially parallel to the housing longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A reversible rotary sanding power tool of the high speed, hand-held type includes a tool body, a tool head rotatably mounted on the tool body and adapted for replaceably retaining an abrasive disk, and a reversible, high-speed motor within the tool body and to which the tool head is rotatably coupled so as not to become accidentally disengaged upon operation of the power tool in either of the normal or reverse modes of operation.

Abstract: In an electric hand machine tool, particularly an angle grinding machine, for the purpose of ergonomic handling the handle, together with the switch bar, is designed to be rotatable, relative to the tool mounting on the gear head (11). For the rapid, problem-free changing of the position of the handle relative to the tool mounting, the handle (12) can be locked against rotation on the motor casing, containing the electric drive, in at least two turned positions by a manually operable locking device, and can be clamped on the motor casing by a manually operable clamp device. In a preferred embodiment the locking device (40) and clamp device are coupled together by constraint and are operated simultaneously by means of a single tightening lever.

Abstract: A flexible sanding/deburring head adapted for driven rotation by a power tool is formed from a plurality of juxtaposed thin sheets of flexible abrasive material individually die cut to define a connecting portion having a mounting opening disposed centrally thereof and at least three projections connected to the connecting portion to extend generally radially of the mounting opening, wherein the projections are uniformly spaced annularly of the mounting opening and bound uniformly sized cut-out areas opening radially of the mounting opening and each projection is divided into parallel fingers having relatively inner ends connected to the connecting portion and relatively outer ends arranged to lie generally along arcs of a circle whose center is coincident with the center of the mounting opening. The projections are skip-cut to define the fingers.

Abstract: A guide plate for guiding a power hand tool along a guide rail placed on a workpiece, has a guide channel formed to embrace the guide rail and provided with guide surfaces for sliding along lateral surfaces of the guide rail. The guide channel is formed by at least two elongated bridge-type beads arranged at a distance from one another and by recesses located in a plane and aligned with the beads so as to extend on both sides of the beads following immediately from the beads. The guide channel has a greater clearance dimension in relation to a width of the guide rail. The guide surfaces are formed in pairs on two necks which are provided in the guide channel at a separation from each other with a clearance width which is slightly greater than the width of the guide rail.

Abstract: A roller assembly adapted for use on a conventional hand held rotary disk buffing machine including a motor with a drive shaft extending from the motor, the roller assembly comprises a bracket assembly including a first bracket and a second bracket, each of the brackets have a proximal portion and a distal portion, and the proximal portion is mounted to the machine, an axle, structure for rotably mounting the axle transversely of the machine on the distal portions of the brackets, a first pulley attached to the drive shaft, a second pulley attached to the axle, structure for coupling the pulleys and for rotating the axle when the drive shaft is driven by the motor and at least one roller mounted to the axle.

Abstract: In a floor polisher for polishing a floor by rotating a pad by a motor while running the floor polisher by way of pushing an operation handle, a dust scattering prevention device in the floor polisher comprising a dust scattering prevention cover which is provided at least a lower end portion thereof with a ring-shaped core bar and the whole of which is formed into a generally skirt-like shape widened toward a lower end thereof, using a flexible cloth, the cover being attached to a lower end opening of a pad covering an upper surface side of the pad in such a manner as that a lower end portion of the cover is in contact with the floor.