IP Library Granted Patent US 7,641,539
Granted Patent B2
US 7,641,539 · App. 11/935,671 · Granted Jan 5, 2010

Holder for sanding block

Assignee: Ali Industries, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,641,539
App. No.
11/935,671
Granted
Jan 5, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holder for releasably retaining an abrasive block includes a base having a bottom surface and a wall extending outward therefrom which together define a abrasive block receiving surface to friction fit receive the abrasive block, and a polyfoam handle connected to the base and which extends upward from a top surface of the base.

Claims (22)

1. A holder for releasably retaining an abrasive block comprising:

a rigid base having a bottom surface and a wall extending outward therefrom which together define a abrasive block receiving surface to friction fit receive the abrasive block, said base defining an open surface, and

a polyfoam handle connected to said base by way of said polyfoam material expanding through said open surface and which extends upward from a top surface of said base.

2. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said handle is generally of a shape which conforms to the palm of a user's hand for ease of comfort to the user.

3. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said handle includes an enlarged upper portion on which one's palm rest and a recessed surface adjacent said base to receive one's fingers.

4. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said handle has a front end and a disproportionate back end.

5. The holder of claim 4 , wherein said back end is larger than said front end such that a downward slope exists from said back end to said front end.

6. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said base is made of a rigid material relative to said handle.

7. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said base includes a collar defining said open surface through which said handle extends and is mechanically connected to said base via a molding process by way of said polyfoam material expands through said open surface and partially covering said bottom surface of said base and about said collar of said base.

8. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said handle comprises polyurethane foam.

9. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said base wall includes an inwardly extending ribbed surface.

10. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said handle comprises polyurethane foam.

11. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said base wall includes an inwardly extending ribbed surface.

12. The holder of claim 1 , wherein said open surface extends substantially across said base.

13. A holder for releasably retaining an abrasive block comprising:

a rigid base made of one of plastic, metal and wood, and having a bottom surface and a wall extending outward therefrom which together define a abrasive block receiving surface to friction fit receive the abrasive block, and

a polyfoam handle connected to said base and which extends upward from a top surface of said base, wherein said base includes a collar defining an open surface through which said handle extends and is mechanically connected to said base via a molding process by way of said polyfoam material expanding through said open surface and partially covering said bottom surface of said base and about said collar of said base.

14. The holder of claim 13 , wherein said handle is generally of a shape which conforms to the palm of a user's hand for ease of comfort to the user.

15. The holder of claim 13 , wherein said handle includes an enlarged upper portion on which one's palm rest and a recessed surface adjacent said base to receive one's fingers.

16. The holder of claim 13 , wherein said handle has a front end and a disproportionate back end.

17. The holder of claim 15 , wherein said back end is larger than said front end such that a downward slope exists from said back end to said front end.

18. The holder of claim 13 , wherein said open surface extends substantially across said base.

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: ALI INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: RUST-OLEUM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064241/0284 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2020
From: ALI INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: ALI INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 053339/0623 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2007
From: ALI, TERRY; ALI, CHRISTOPHER
To: ALI INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 020074/0045 →
Continuity (1)
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