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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Kyle W. Schultz, Germantown, WI (US);
Trevor L. Paff, Slinger, WI (US);
Peter A. Borowski, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Andrew R. Palm, Glendale, WI (US);
Erik P. Bothe, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Kendall O. Teufel, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Justin T. Kornely, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Steven M. Burakowski, Muskego, WI (US);
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A belt sander for sanding a workpiece including a main housing, a motor having a motor shaft disposed within the main housing, and a handle extending from the motor housing and configured to be grasped by a user for maneuvering the belt sander. The motor shaft defines a motor axis that is perpendicular to a handle axis of the handle. The belt sander further includes a contact arm that extends from the motor housing and is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and a light assembly coupled to the motor housing. The light assembly includes a light housing, an LED, and a lens coupled to the light housing for diverging light rays from the LED across a light range. When the contact arm is in the deployed position, the light range illuminates at least a portion of the contact arm and a space below the contact arm.