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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
David W. Weiford, Parkville, MD (US);
David Wiseman, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Kenneth D. Long, Fallston, MD (US);
Stuart J. Wright, Timonium, MD (US);
David W. Weiford, Parkville, MD (US);
David Wiseman, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Kenneth D. Long, Fallston, MD (US);
Stuart J. Wright, Timonium, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, NJ (US);
Abstract
A sanding tool includes a handle assembly with a support member and a head assembly that includes a sanding member that is rotatable relative to the handle assembly about a drive axis. The sanding tool also includes a pivot assembly that pivotably couples the head assembly to the support member of the handle assembly. The support member pivotably supports the pivot assembly, the drive axis extends through the pivot assembly, and the head assembly is pivotable about a plurality of different axes relative to the support member. The plurality of different axes includes an axis that is substantially aligned with the drive axis.