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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Jon A. Kirschhoffer, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Eric R. Cybulski, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ryan Patrick Simmers, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Bernard A. Gonzalez, St. Paul, MN (US);
Erik J. Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jon A. Kirschhoffer, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Eric R. Cybulski, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ryan Patrick Simmers, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Bernard A. Gonzalez, St. Paul, MN (US);
Erik J. Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A hand-held, manually-operated sanding tool for use with a replaceable sheet-like abrasive material, such as sandpaper, includes a base member and one or more clamping mechanisms pivotally connected with opposed ends of the base member. The clamping mechanism(s) include a tensioning member arranged to slidably interface with a corresponding contact surface provided at the end of the base member to tighten the sheet-like abrasive material as it is installed on the tool. Further, the tensioning member positions a leading edge thereof so as to minimize possible harmful contact with a user's finger(s) during loading of the abrasive material.
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