Claims
- 1. A power waxer including a housing for containing a motor, the power waxer comprising:a handle that extends away and down from the housing and having an end spaced from the housing; a receptacle on the housing facing toward the handle end in alignment therewith for receiving an electrical plug head of a power cord to be attached therein to electrically connect the waxer to an electrical power source for energizing the motor thereof; a cord lock on the handle end for capturing a section of power cord therein to limit unintentional disconnections between the receptacle and plug head attached therein with the positioning of the receptacle and the cord lock keeping the handle substantially free for gripping at different locations thereon while operating the waxer without interference from a power cord; and the handle includes a lower substantially straight joining portion that extends from the handle end spaced from the housing and below the cord lock thereof back toward the housing to define a gripping opening with the joining portion adjacent to and below a cord that is attached in the receptacle with a section thereof captured in the cord lock and extending generally therealong the joining portion.
- 2. A power waxer including a housing for containing a motor, the power waxer comprising:a handle that extends away and down from the housing and having an end spaced from the housing; a receptacle on the housing facing toward the handle end in alignment therewith for receiving an electrical plug head of a power cord to be attached therein to electrically connect the waxer to an electrical power source for energizing the motor thereof; a cord lock on the handle end for capturing a section of power cord therein to limit unintentional disconnections between the receptacle and plug head attached therein with the positioning of the receptacle and the cord lock keeping the handle substantially free for gripping at different locations thereon while operating the waxer without interference from a power cord; and the handle includes an actuator for selectively energizing the motor with the actuator spaced from the cord lock along the handle for being engaged by a hand of an operator that is gripping the handle to control the waxer, and the handle has an arcuate portion to which the actuator is mounted, and the actuator is a paddle actuator having an arcuate shape substantially complementary to that of the handle arcuate portion.
- 3. An orbital waxer having an electrical motor that is supplied with electrical power by a power cord having a plug on one end thereof, the waxer comprising:an upstanding housing for containing a motor and having a central vertical axis extending therethrough and including a lower portion and an upper portion with a substantially flat top; an arcuate handle extending away from the housing upper portion and having a distal end spaced from the housing that is at a level generally aligned with the lower portion of the housing; a plug receptacle on the lower portion of the housing and having an opening that faces toward the handle end for receiving a cord plug to be attached therein to electrically connect the waxer to an electrical power source for energizing the motor thereof; a pad and bonnet assembly that is driven by the motor below the lower portion of the housing in an orbital path for being engaged with a working surface; and a cord lock at the handle end for capturing a section of power cord therein to limit unintentional disconnections between the receptacle and plug attached therein and cooperating with the plug receptacle to maintain an attached and captured cord in a substantially fixed position relative to the arcuate handle with the location of the cord fixed position keeping the handle free for gripping along its entire extent above the end thereof during operation of the waxer and allowing the housing to be turned over and rested on the flat top thereof for changing bonnets on the pad and bonnet assembly without interference from an attached and captured power cord.
- 4. The orbital waxer of claim 3 wherein the arcuate handle includes a substantially straight joining portion extending from the handle distal end back toward the housing lower portion generally along and below said cord fixed position.
- 5. The orbital waxer of claim 3 wherein a line between the plug receptacle and the cord lock substantially defines the cord fixed position with said line being substantially perpendicular to the housing central axis.
- 6. The orbital waxer of claim 5 wherein the handle has opposite sides and the cord lock is an elongate channel formed in one of the handle sides and having bends which extend in directions that are transverse to said line between the receptacle and the cord lock.
- 7. The orbital waxer of claim 3 wherein the arcuate handle has a predetermined curved shape that extends upwardly from the cord lock of the handle end and then back toward the housing upper portion to provide a variety of different positions over the cord fixed position at which the handle can be gripped for controlling the waxer during operation thereof.
- 8. The orbital waxer of claim 7 wherein the arcuate handle includes an arcuate paddle actuator for selectively energizing the motor and for being engaged by a hand of an operator that is gripping the handle.
- 9. The orbital waxer of claim 7 wherein the arcuate handle includes a motor output control actuator for selectively changing the torque output of the motor applied to the pad assembly as it is driven in its orbital path and for being engaged by a hand of an operator that is gripping the handle.
- 10. The orbital waxer of claim 9 wherein the actuator is a rotary actuator for being rotated about an axis that extends transverse to the handle to a plurality of different positions corresponding to different torque outputs of the motor, anda linear switch mounted in the motor housing and connected to the rotary actuator for being shifted linearly by rotation of the actuator to different predetermined positions for changing the torque output of the motor.
- 11. The orbital waxer of claim 3 wherein the pad has a large diameter of approximately nine and one-half inches.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of prior parent application Ser. No. 09/027,314, filed Feb. 20, 1998, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/743,589, filed Nov. 4, 1996, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 5,830,047, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/546,272, filed Oct. 20, 1995, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 5,595,532 which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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Bosch, 5″ Random Orbit Dustless Sander/Polisher Kit, Model 3283DVSK, 1992, p. 116. |
6″ (152.4mm) Random Orbit Polisher Instruction Manual, 1996 Black & Decker, 16 pp. |
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