| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 015230000 | Rotary | 46 |
| 20080263802 | Tubular Cut Pile Knit Fabric For Paint Roller Covers - A tubular knit fabric is disclosed that is manufactured with a pile extending from the outer side thereof and in an extended length, small diameter configuration, the tubular knit pile fabric subsequently being separable into shorter tubular segments that may be secured to paint roller cover cores to produce seamless paint rollers. The knit paint roller cover fabric of the present invention is manufactured in a tubular segment with cut pile segments extending from the outside of the tubular knit paint roller cover fabric. The tubular knit paint roller cover fabric of the present invention is also manufactured in a size that makes it appropriate for installation onto paint roller cover cores. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100125965 | Synthetic Grass Cleaning Element for Vehicle Washing Apparatus - A cleaning element for washing a vehicle includes a support having a layer of synthetic grass material mounted thereto. The support maybe a rotatable support which forms a rotary brush. The cleaning element also may be a solid curtain of synthetic grass material or a curtain formed into individual strips of synthetic grass material. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100125966 | Floor care disk - A floor care disk for a floor care machine such as a floor polishing machine includes a floor care pad mounted on a drive plate. The drive plate includes a stiff disk element and tongue-like tabs connected flexibly to a radially outer portion or rim of the disk element, and extending radially inwardly toward a radially inner portion or hub of the disk element. The radially inner free ends of the tongue-like tabs are free to flexibly deflect away from the plane of the disk element. The pad is mounted on the tabs and on the radially outer portion of the disk element. During rotational operation of the floor care disk, due to the arising centrifugal force acting on the center of mass of the rotating pad and tongue-like tabs, the pad and the tongue-like tabs are flexibly deflected away from the disk element and toward the floor surface, thereby deflecting the pad into osculating contact with the floor surface. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110088191 | CENTRAL CORE FOR A CLEANING SPONGE ROLLER - An approximately cylindrical central core for cleaning sponge roller having an axially extending internal hole and multiple small holes realizing communication from the internal hole to the circumferential external surface. The central core for cleaning sponge roller is characterized in that the external surface of the central core is provided in the circumferential direction with multiple axially slender projections and that the projections each has an axial section viewed from a direction perpendicular to the axial direction that is not flat. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110131744 | SURFACE CLEANING SYSTEM - An improved surface cleaning system comprising a cleaning surface comprised of microfiber material suitable to be used with a roller rotatably attached to a handle. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20130239350 | Apparatus and Method for Picking Up Stickers in Grassy and Other Areas - An apparatus and method for picking up stickers in grassy or other ground areas. A roller is rotatably mounted on a frame and a stretchable fabric is removably mounted and stretched on an outer surface of the roller. The fabric is of a construction and thickness to pick up stickers as the roller is moved by the frame and rotated in engagement with a grassy or other ground surface. When the fabric is full of stickers, it is removed from the roller and replaced with a new unused stretchable fabric that is removably mounted on the roller. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140096334 | PAINT APPLICATOR - An applicator includes a cylindrical core having an interior surface and an exterior surface. A backing layer is attached to at least a portion of the exterior surface of the cylindrical core. A fabric material is attached to at least a portion of the backing layer. The fabric material is formed of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140259497 | Paint Roller - A paint roller sleeve assembly and a method for washing it for reuse. The sleeve assembly includes a core of a size to fit a conventional paint roller handle. The core is compressible by hand radially, to allow a tubular flexible outer cover including a backing layer and a layer of paint-carrying fiber pile to be removed for washing and thereafter be replaced on the core for reuse. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140259498 | Methods and apparatuses for roll-on coating - Methods and apparatuses for a deposition system are provided to deposit a thin coating layer on flat substrates, such as semiconductors or panels. In an embodiment, liquid supplied rollers accepting liquid media provide liquid chemicals to the substrates for coating the substrates. The liquid delivery system can control the flow and the pressure of the liquid to achieve optimum process condition with minimum excess waste. In another embodiment, rollers with non-uniform distribution of liquid media provide a non-uniform thickness profile on the substrates, which can be used to compensate for the non-uniformity of subsequent processes. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150067976 | PANEL CLEANING ROLLER ASSEMBLY - A panel cleaning roller assembly capable of comprehensively wiping a panel has an axle serving as a rotating body, and a roller serving as a wiping body. The roller is wound around and rotated synchronously with the axle. The roller has a wiping surface having longitudinally curved grooves, transversally curved grooves and wiping grains formed between the longitudinally and transversally curved grooves. The wiping grains are arranged in a curved matrix. Thus, the axle may be utilized to rotate the roller relatively to the panel to perform the rotating wiping and absorb the foreign object or debris to the longitudinally and transversally curved grooves of the roller, thereby preventing the surface of the panel from being scratched. Thus, the comprehensive wiping can be performed without forming any gap, thereby significantly enhancing the cleaning efficiency and quality and effectively enhancing the utility. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20160103317 | Apparatus for Cleaning Optical Fiber Connector - The present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning an optical fiber connector, which includes a case, a tape collecting gear, a tape releasing gear, an operating portion, and a cleaning socket disposed on the case. The tape collecting gear and the tape releasing gear are rotatably accommodated in the case in sequence. The cleaning socket is located at a position between the tape collecting gear and the tape releasing gear. The operating portion includes a push rod, and an elastomer, a stop block, a sliding plate, and a toggling member that are installed in the case. In the case, one end of the sliding plate is connected to the push rod in the case and the other end shields the cleaning socket, the elastomer abuts between the stop block and the push rod. | 04-14-2016 |
| 015230110 | Roller with handle | 31 |
| 20080244854 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUID - An apparatus for applying a liquid to a surface in a pattern includes a rollable core with first and second sections adjacent to each other and each having a length and a circumference. A first liquid applicator includes a material for holding and applying a liquid to a surface and is attached to the first section of the core. A second liquid applicator includes a material for holding and applying a liquid to a surface and is attached to the second section of the core. The first liquid applicator material and/or the second liquid applicator material covers a portion of its respective section's circumference that is less than the entire circumference of the section, and the first and second liquid applicators are arranged on the core so as to produce a consecutively repeating non-random pattern when the first and second liquid applicators are placed in contact with and rolled along a surface. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080276400 | Quick release paint roller - A quick-release paint roller having a roller cover that can be removed from a handle assembly without requiring the user to apply a force directly to the roller cover. The paint roller includes a tube-shaped roller cover having an outer surface of paint absorbing material and a rotatably mounted roller core. When the actuator is in the release position, the roller mounting device is free of the latching mechanism, thus permitting the roller core and roller cover to be removed from the handle assembly. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090064436 | ADJUSTABLE ROLLER FRAME - Adjustable roller frame includes a pair of housing members having opposed surfaces containing laterally spaced grooves which cooperate to define laterally spaced guideways in which support arms are actually slidably received for supporting roller covers of different lengths and/or diameters between opposite outer end portions of the support arms. These support arms are held in axially adjusted position by one or more cam members movable between a clamping position for applying a friction force to the support arms to hold the support arms against axial movement and a non-clamping position releasing the friction force. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090089952 | Releasable paint roller cover retainer - A paint roller including a roller cover retainer that is releasable to permit a roller cover to be easily removed. The device includes a locking lever pivotable relative to the frame which actuates retainers located within the roller assembly. The locking lever also exerts an axial force adapted to disengage the roller cover from the roller assembly when the retainer is disengaged. A used roller cover can be removed without the need to grasp the used roller cover. Installation of a roller cover onto the roller assembly automatically engages the retainers and shifts the locking lever into the locked position. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090133207 | Quick release paint roller - A quick-release paint roller having a roller cover that can be removed from a frame without requiring the user to apply a force directly to the roller cover. The frame includes a pair of arms having base portions received in a hand grip. The arms diverge outwardly to form a Y-shaped frame, wherein distal ends of the arms have mounting cones configured to receive opposing ends of the tube-shaped roller cover in a rotatable manner with respect to the frame. The paint roller has a roller capture mechanism that pivots the arms between a roller-capture position in which the roller cover is captured between the arms and a roller-release position in which the roller cover is decoupled from the arms. A roller-release button is configured to actuate the capture mechanism to pivot the arms between their roller-capture positions and their roller-release positions. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090188065 | Multiple shape changing roller unit - A “multiple shape changing roller unit” that is disposable, very inexpensive, can be adjusted to various shapes in one geometric plane, comprising a slotted hole patterned frame and a roller cover & rod assembly, that can partially or fully surround and act on the entire surface area of multisided objects comprising bars, posts, poles, shafts, spindles, railings, supports, and columns, but not limiting to the aforementioned group of multisided objects, while the operator is positioned on only one side of said multisided objects for purposes comprising painting, staining, dusting, polishing, striping, sanding, cleaning, wiping off or applying chemicals (liquid and powder). | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090249574 | Painting roller - A painting roller includes a fixed and a movable core, on which a roller cover is mounted. A compression spring is put on a rear end of the fixed core. The movable core is slidably received in the fixed core and may be extended from a front end of the fixed core by different length and then held to that position. A pull cord is extended through the fixed core to connect an end to a switch provided on a handle of the painting roller. When the switch is pushed, the pull cord is pulled to drive a rotor toward the compression spring to compress the latter, so the rotor is separated from a clamper to allow convenient mounting and dismounting of the roller cover to and from the painting roller. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090271938 | CLEANING FABRIC AND WINDOW SCREEN CLEANER - A window-screen-cleaning fabric comprises a base cloth and a plurality of fibers comprising (A) a crimped fiber and (B) a flat fiber. In the fabric, the crimped fibers and the flat fibers are raised from a first surface of the base cloth, and the height of the flat fibers from the first surface of the base cloth is greater than that of the crimped fibers from the first surface of the base cloth. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100024147 | Offset paint roller - In accordance with the present invention, There is a means provided to create an ergonomic roller paint brush to allow full motion of the wrist of the painter to the rolling assembly and full and even pressure applied to the painting surface this inventions allows the painter to view the layer of paint being applied during the painting session this invention removes the requirement to step on a step ladder or larger ladder in order to access the correct motion and force of the painter to place an even layer of paint on a ceiling surface this invention by allowing the angled access to furniture removes the lack of leverage that is created with straight angled extension rods when painting above or behind the furniture that is being painted this invention allows easier angles of painting a corner painting in the corner of the room being painted | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100088838 | PAINT ROLLER SUPPORT - Embodiments of a paint roller support for rotatably supporting a conventional paint roller cover are disclosed. In one embodiment, a paint roller support comprises a frame having an elongated shaft and at least one hub rotatably coupled to the shaft for supporting a conventional roller cover. A locking spring exerts a retaining force against an inner surface of the roller cover for frictionally retaining the roller cover on the hub while the paint roller support is used to deliver paint to a surface. Embodiments of a method for manufacturing a paint roller support also are disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100095469 | Paint roller with tubular frame - The present invention is to provide a paint roller with tubular frame processed through less contamination process, lower material cost, light weight but durable in use. The present invention is to provide a paint roller with tubular frame includes, at least, a tubular axle ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100139024 | EXPANDABLE SUPPORTS FOR PAINT ROLLER COVERS - Paint roller support includes a substantially rigid sleeve portion for supporting a roller cover thereon and a plurality of flexible fingers that are engageable by an actuator to cause outer ends of the fingers to flex outwardly. An elastomeric material at least partially covers outer surfaces of the fingers for pressing engagement of the elastomeric material against the inner diameter of a surrounding roller cover during outward flexing of the fingers for securely retaining the roller cover in place on the support. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100251500 | PAINTING ROLLER WITH A FABRICATING MATOD THEREOF - A painting roller with a fabricating method thereof includes a main roller member, yarns and a flannelet layer. The main roller member made of a Polypropylene (PP) strip spirally wound with a winding machine. The yarns and the flannelet layer are spirally wound on the main roller with the winding machine and the main roller bonds the yarns and the flannelet layer together with a melted plastic liquid sprayed on the main roller. Hence, the painting roller is fast fabricated with low cost and high quality effectively. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110030161 | PAINT ROLLER AND PAINT ROLLER SLEEVE SUPPORT - The present invention concerns a paint roller comprising a frame having a handle portion and a shaft, a sleeve support rotatably mounted on the shaft for receiving a roller sleeve, and a locking mechanism moveable between a first position in which a paint roller sleeve can be slid over the said support and a second position in which a part of the mechanism is urged against the inside wall of a roller sleeve mounted on the said support in use, whereby to lock the roller sleeve to the frame. The locking mechanism preferably comprises at least one locking element, preferably a resilient element, and first and second axially movable parts which are movable relative to each other to cause the locking element to be urged outwards against the inside wall of a roller sleeve mounted on the support. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110099741 | COMBINATION PAINT ROLLER, PAINT TRAY AND STENCIL TUBE - A dual paint roller has a pliers-like construction to allow for the roller covers to be moved closer together or farther apart depending upon the surface to be painted. Dual-roller covers are disposed on pivotable roller arms such that the relative angle of one roller cover to the other roller cover can be adjusted depending upon the surface to be painted. The pivot point of the pliers-like construction is switchable such that the pliers selectively apply complementary or opposite movement to the roller covers. A paint tray with divider for use in combination with the dual-roller cover paint roller. A stencil tube slidably engaging with a roller cover to easily apply a repeating stencil pattern to a surface. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110131745 | PAINT ROLLER GUIDE - A roller guide assembly is attached to a paint roller frame to maintain a consistent space between a surface adjacent to the surface being painted and a roller cover carried by the roller frame. The roller guide assembly includes a guide arm attached to a vertical portion of the roller frame and a mounting clamp that that fits on the roller frame. The mounting clamp uses an adjustable locking screw and tightening knob to secure the mounting clamp to the roller frame. The mounting clamp has a cavity configured to receive the guide arm such that the guide arm extends past the roller cover. The roller guide assembly also has a storage clip mounted on the roller frame for temporarily storing the guide arm while the roller cover is being reloaded with paint. The guide arm mounts to the roller frame between a first bend extending from a shank that extends from a cage section of the roller frame that receives the roller cover and before a second bend that bends back to meet a handle grip of the roller frame. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120117742 | ADJUSTABLE ROLLER FRAME - An adjustable roller frame may include a frame, a pair of extension arms that are slidable within a channel in the frame, and a pair of cam assemblies that are used to selectively prevent and permit the extension arms to slide. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120210533 | Edge/Corner Roller System - A paint roller includes a handle including a pair of spaced mounting arms, and a conical-shaped roller rotatably secured between the mounting arms. The conical-shaped roller facilitates an application of a coating such as paint or the like to a surface with an adjacent surface as close as a 45° corner. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120272470 | DUAL-ROLLER PAINT ROLLER - An improved dual paint roller frame has a pliers-like construction to allow for roller covers to be moved closer together or farther apart depending upon the surface to be painted. Dual-roller covers are disposed on pivotable roller arms such that the relative angle of one roller cover to the other roller cover can be adjusted depending upon the surface to be painted. The pivot point of the pliers-like construction is switchable such that the pliers selectively apply complementary or opposite movement to the roller covers. A roller cover lock allows the paint roller to function with different sizes of roller covers. An end cap may include an adjustable length roller guide to bias the roller arms away from walls, window sills and the like. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130111686 | PAINT ROLER EDGE GUARD - A paint roller apparatus is provided. In one example, the paint roller apparatus is configured to apply paint to a surface and includes a roller arm and a paint roller rotatably mounted on the roller arm about a roller axis. The paint roller has an end and a paint applicator surface. The paint roller apparatus includes a roller guard having at least one painting feature for applying paint to the surface. The roller guard is selectively movable between first and second positions. The first position comprises the painting feature disposed adjacent the end of the roller on a first side of the roller axis and the second position comprises the painting feature disposed adjacent the end of the roller on a second side of the roller axis. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130139341 | MULTIPLE PAINT ROLLER HOLDER - The multiple paint roller holder includes a roller frame and a handle connected to the roller frame. The handle is preferably connected to the frame by a bent or angled neck to place the handle in a raised position. The roller frame includes an upper cross member having corresponding upper roller holding pins, a lower cross member having corresponding lower roller holding pins, and an extendable center beam interconnecting the upper and lower cross members. Each pair of upper roller holding pin and lower roller holding pin rotatably holds a paint roller therebetween. The extendable center beam allows temporary lengthening of the center beam to facilitate mounting and removal of a plurality of paint rollers disposed vertically within the frame. The multiple paint rollers held thereby facilitate faster painting of surfaces. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130205530 | SIMPLE SPEED TRIM TOOL - A painting tool allows a consumer to paint around trim or an adjoining wall or surface without preparation tape or other time consuming methods prior to the actual paint application. The painting tool includes a guide guard that is activated into a working position by a switch on its handle. With the guide guard in place, the user can trim close to adjoining surfaces without getting paint on them. This is typically referred to as “cutting in”. There may be a calculated gap between the guide shield and the end of the working paint roller cover that works with the natural flow of the paint to cut in close to the unpainted surface. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130239351 | Paint Roller with an End-surface Blocking Structure - A paint roller with an end-surface blocking structure is provided with a mounting stem coupled to a handle, a roller sleeved on the mounting stem, a connecting sleeve sleeved on the mounting stem, and an end-surface blocking piece pivoted to the connecting sleeve. The pivot connection of the connecting sleeve with the second pivot allows the connecting sleeve to pivot around the first direction and allows the end-surface blocking piece which is pivoted to the connecting sleeve to pivot around the second direction, so that the end-surface blocking piece is capable of rotating in two different directions, which improves flexibility when operating the paint roller. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130340192 | Paint Roller Assembly and Painting Products with Superhydrophobic Characteristics - A paint roller assembly has a handle, a shaft with one end connected to the handle and an opposite end, and a roller head carried on the other end of the shaft. At least a portion of the paint roller assembly has a superhydrophobic surface. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140013530 | ADJUSTABLE LENGTH PAINT ROLLER - An adjustable length paint roller frame with a handle and a roller arm. The frame includes a rotatable roller cover lock slidably mounted on the roller arm and a rotatable end cap. A roller cover is also mounted on the roller arm in between the roller cover lock and the end cap. The roller cover lock and end cap allow for roller covers of different lengths and diameters to be used with the adjustable length paint roller frame. The end cap can also include adjustable roller guides to space the roller cover a desired distance away from a given object. Additionally, the roller frame handle may be configured as a split handle that accommodates a second roller arm. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140026343 | Paint Roller - A paint roller comprising: a frame; a roller cage assembly rotatably mounted to the frame; and a roller cover removably mountable to the roller cage assembly, the roller cover defining a roller cover passageway. The roller cage assembly includes a hub for mounting the roller cover thereonto, the hub defining a hub outermost surface insertable in the roller cover passageway and a locking mechanism for selectively locking the roller cover, the locking mechanism including a locking element movable between a locking position and a releasing position, the locking element defining a protruding portion. In the locking position, the protruding portion protrudes from the hub outermost surface. In the releasing position, the protruding portion is retracted inwardly relative to the hub outermost surface. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140157540 | ADJUSTABLE ROLLER FRAME - An adjustable roller frame may include a frame, a pair of extension arms that are slidable within a channel in the frame, and a pair of cam assemblies that are used to selectively prevent and permit the extension arms to slide. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140304934 | UNIVERSAL PAINT APPLICATOR - A paint applicator configured for use in combination with a hollow-core paint roller cover includes a handle and a pair of pivot arms extending therefrom. Each pivot arm includes a proximate end rotatably mounted to the handle and an opposite, distal end to which is pivotably mounted a hub assembly. A pivot arm actuator is cooperatively linked to the pivot arms such that movement of the actuator in a first direction causes the pivot arms to rotate toward one another and movement of the actuator in a second direction causes the pivot arms to rotate away from one another. Each hub assembly includes a rotatable hub with an outer surface configured to frictionally engage the inside surface of the roller cover such that, when the pivot arms are rotated toward one another, the hubs enter and retain the roller between the pivot arms. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150052699 | PIPE PAINTER ASSEMBLY - A pipe painter assembly comprises a handle and a pair of paint roller frames. The paint roller frames comprise respective shaft portions for rotatably supporting respective paint roller cover supports thereon and respective rod portions extending at an angle relative to the respective shaft portions. The handle has a pair of laterally spaced axially extending substantially parallel bores in which outer ends of the respective rod portions are selectively rotatably mounted, whereby turning of either or both of the respective rod portions in either direction in the respective bores will vary the angular orientation of the paint roller cover supports relative to one another for accommodating different size pipes or other articles between the roller cover supports. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160001318 | PAINT ROLLER - A paint roller includes a paint roll and bracket having at its one end a handle and on its other end an end portion where the paint roll can be connected rotatably, and at the end portion there is provided a snap element, wherein a counter-snap element, which corresponds to the snap element, is provided at a first end of a paint roll tube of the paint roll. A spring for urging the snap element and the counter-snap element apart when moving the snap element in direction of the counter-snap element is provided. The spring, snap element and counter-snap element act together such that the snap element engages the counter-snap element when pushing the snap element against the elastic force, and the snap element disengages from the counter-snap element when subsequently pushing the snap element against the elastic force so that the paint roll can be disconnected from the bracket. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160089690 | PAINT ROLLER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - Provided is a paint roller which includes a handle connected to one end of a wire frame and a cage connected to an opposite end of the wire frame onto which a paint roller cover may be positioned and engaged over. The handle may include an insert or adapter allowing for connecting various types of extension poles. The cage may be connected through the wire frame through the use of bearings and bushings. | 03-31-2016 |
| 015230180 | Working surface dished inwardly or outwardly | 2 |
| 20080216272 | Buffing system including load absorbing fixture with multiple compression load deflection and replaceable working face - A rotary buffing and finishing system includes a polymeric foam cushioning layer that has a graded compression load deflection which is interposed between a backing plate and a relatively thin performance layer that is removably attached to the foam cushioning layer. The backing plate is flexible but has a compression load deflection greater than the cushioning layer, and the cushioning layer includes two foam layers of graded compression load deflection that decreases from a rear face to a front face. The system provides improved performance over thicker and more expensive performance layers while reducing operator fatigue. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20140189972 | PAINT ROLLER - The disclosure describes an improved paint roller wherein ribs are incorporated into either the roller core or the nap. Alternatively, the improved paint roller may use individual ribs positioned between the roller core and the nap. The incorporation of ribs into the roller core/nap assembly improves application of coating material to the nap and subsequent transfer of coating material to a surface. | 07-10-2014 |
| 015230190 | With discrete mechanical fabric securing means | 2 |
| 20080289132 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTOR FOR A SINGLE OR DUAL-SIDED PAD - A quick release attachment for a power tool having a rotatable spindle includes a pad assembly and a quick release connector adapted to join the pad assembly to the spindle. The pad assembly includes a mounting plate and a pad affixed to at least one side of the mounting plate, wherein the pad includes a primary material that is either metal, stone, ceramic, fiber, sand, nylon or polypropylene, and the mounting plate includes a central aperture. The mounting plate aperture further comprises a circular ring disposed therein and has a t-shaped key extending diametrically across the aperture. The t-shaped key comprises a magnetically attractive material. The quick release connector has a main body adapted to fixedly engage the spindle. The connector further has a head end extending from the main body and having a circular cross-section sized to engage the circular ring. The head end further has a slot sized to engage the t-shaped key. The slot further comprises a distal portion extending axially along the head end, a proximal portion extending axially along the head end offset from the distal portion, and a transition portion joining the distal and proximal portions. The main body further comprises a permanent magnet disposed therein having at least one surface adjacent to the proximal portion of the slot. The pad assembly is selectively affixed to the quick release connector by manipulating the head end into the aperture and moving the t-shaped key through the slot until reaching the proximal portion, whereupon the t-shaped key is retained by the magnetic attraction of the permanent magnet. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100095470 | BUFFING DEVICE - In general, a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface is described. In an example of an implementation of the BPCS, the BPCS may include a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary and a buffing pad attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, where the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad. The centering ring may include a cylindrical vertical member extending between the top boundary and bottom boundary, where the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and where the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate. | 04-22-2010 |
