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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2008
Applicant:
Brent K. Place, Hager City, WI (US);
Inventor:
Brent K. Place, Hager City, WI (US);
Assignee:
Actuant Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A belt sander includes a housing and an endless sanding belt supported by the housing. A first shaft is connected to the housing, and the housing is pivotable about the first shaft. A second shaft is connected to the housing and offset from the first shaft. The sander is mounted to the rotating portion of a rotary machining clam shell trackway and revolved around a pipe surface to be sanded while biasing the sander against the surface. The sander may also be pivotable to sand a tapered surface.