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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1982
William K Wallace, Barneveld, NY (US);
David A Giardino, Deerfield, NY (US);
Joseph R Groshans, Clinton, NY (US);
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A rotary orbital sander including a motor housing enclosing a motor, a drive shaft rotatable by the motor, which drive shaft has an off-set projecting portion, a pinion gear housing affixed to the motor housing, a carrier supported upon the shaft off-set projecting portion by two parallel arranged ball bearings, a sanding pad assemblage removably attached to the carrier, intermeshing spur gears arranged on the pinion gear housing and the carrier, a handle arranged for conduction of pressurized pneumatic medium to the motor, a throttle valve for regulation of pneumatic medium flow to the motor, a valve in the handle for cut-off of pneumatic medium to the throttle value, and a counter-balance weight affixed to the shaft off-set projecting portion, said weight being positioned so that its center of gravity of rotation is in the same plane as the center of gravity of rotation of--the carrier, the carrier supporting bearings and a sanding pad assembly attached to the carrier--said pinion gear housing having a circular cavity surrounding the carrier which is engageable by the carrier as it revolves, to provide rotational support for the carrier.