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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Eric R. Cybulski, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ryan Patrick Simmers, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Jon A. Kirschhoffer, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Eric R. Cybulski, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ryan Patrick Simmers, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Jon A. Kirschhoffer, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A hand-held, manually-operated sanding tool including a base member, a clamping mechanism, a handle and a mounting assembly. The clamping mechanism is adapted to secure a sheet-like abrasive material to the base member. The handle includes a neck and a grip. The mounting assembly rotatably mounts the handle to the base member such that the neck extends from a top surface thereof and the handle is rotatable relative to the base member about an axis defined by the neck.