Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Conrad T Freerks

Edward L Manor

Thomas L Jones

Frederick R Luecke

An abrading assembly including a back up pad comprising a self supporting, resiliently flexible circular support layer and a flexible abrasive sheet. The abrasive sheet includes a circular central portion having a size generally corresponding to a front surface of the support layer, and at least two tab portions projecting from its central portion. The central portion of the sheet is adapted to overly the front surface of the support layer with the tab portions positioned along its peripheral surface, and means are provided for releasably attaching each of the tab portions to the back up pad. A user may insert his hand between a strap and rear surface of the support layer while the user moves his hand to move the abrasive sheet over a surface to be abraded.

Abrading assembly

A manually manipulatable pencil like abrasive disc back up assembly for supporting pressure sensitive adhesive coated abrasive discs while abrading defects in painted surfaces such as of automobiles. The assembly includes an elongate rigid body member having sockets opening through its ends, and firm flexible support members having inner portions in the sockets, and outer portions projecting from the sockets with planar end surfaces adapted to support one of the pressure sensitive adhesive coated abrasive discs.

Abrasive disc back up assembly

A rotatable element and a surface treating device including the same are provided. The rotatable element is capable of being mounted on the end of the output shaft of a conventional surface treating device, such as an orbiting disc sander, an orbital sander, a polisher (e.g., hand-held or floor polisher), floor buffer or scrubber etc., to provide a device modified according to the invention. The element comprises a first surface including a shaft mounting means for rotation of the element about an axis generally transverse to the first surface and an opposite second surface comprising or being capable of including a surface treating means. The first surface also includes a basin-like recess having a bottom surface which is generally transverse to the axis and substantially free of radial undulations and the first surface also includes sidewalls defining a channel opening toward and extending around the axis. The opposite second surface also includes an opening within or adjacent an area generally centered with respect to the axis. The element includes at least one passage therethrough communicating between the channel and the opening in the second surface so that liquid collected in the recess will flow to the channel, through the passage and out of the opening when the element is stationary or rotated about the axis.

Wet surface treating device and element therefor

Method and apparatus for belt sanding of lumber to finish and dimension lumber as rough sawn lumber is moved in single file through the mill. The lumber is moved at an angle of between about 5 to 15 degrees to the axis of the contact drum of a wide belt planer. This angular relationship of the lumber beneath the belt permits the high speed planing without overstressing the abrasive belt.

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Conrad T Freerks