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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
Wade C. King, Finksburg, MD (US);
Andrew Walker, Newton Hall, GB;
Earl E. Kelican, Jr., New Oxford, PA (US);
Wade C. King, Finksburg, MD (US);
Andrew Walker, Newton Hall, GB;
Earl E. Kelican, Jr., New Oxford, PA (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A tool for moving an abrasive media. The tool includes a tool body, a platen, a drive system and a retaining knob. The platen has an exterior platen surface and a knob aperture that is formed through the exterior platen surface. The drive system is housed in the tool body and configured to move the platen. The drive system includes an output member with a first threaded portion. The retaining knob is received through the knob aperture in the exterior platen surface of the platen. The retaining knob has a knob portion, which has an exterior surface, and an attachment member with a second threaded portion that is threadably coupled to the first threaded portion. The platen surface and at least a portion of the knob surface are co-planar. A related method is also provided.