| US 7,597,611 B2 | ||
| Sandpaper loading system and apparatus | ||
| John Lamers, 333961 Plank Line, Ingersoll, ON N5C 3J8 (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 22, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/17,376. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0186566 A1, Jul. 23, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. B24B 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 451—354 [451/520] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A hand sander for attaching sandpaper thereto, the hand sander comprising:
a) a base having clamp ends;
b) a means for holding the sander in the hand;
c) a clamping mechanism for clamping a sheet of sandpaper to each clamp end of the base;
d) wherein the clamping mechanism including a clamp pivoting between a clamp locked position and a clamp unlocked position;
e) a planar generally upstanding tab resiliently biased against the clamp for locking the clamp in the clamp locked position,
f) wherein the clamp further includes a clamp edge and the base includes a transversely oriented U shaped channel proximate
the base ends such that the clamp edge is adapted to urge a portion of the sheet of sandpaper into the U channel thereby fixing
the sandpaper to the base.
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