Flail sanding tool

Abstract

A flail sanding tool suitable for use with a driver such as a portable drill or bench drill, the flail sanding tool assembly being suitable for work operations such as grinding, polishing, sanding, finishing and the like. The flail sanding tool provides a central shaft with a disk fixed at each end and a drive spindle at one end. The flail sanding tool provides a plurality of vertical tendons at the perimeter to capture and present abrasive/polishing elements to a work piece, such vertical tendons being permanently attached to the disk at one end but releasable from suitably shaped slots in the disk at the other end, for the purpose of loading and unloading the abrasive/polishing elements. Each vertical tendon is shaped in a way to provide an outward bias to ensure positive location when engaged in a retaining slot.

1 . A flail sanding tool suitable for use with a driver, the tool assembly being suitable for work operations such as grinding, polishing, sanding, finishing and the like,
 the flail sanding tool providing a central shaft positioning a disk at each end and a drive spindle at one end, and the flail sanding tool providing a plurality of vertical tendons at the perimeter of the disks to capture and present abrasive/polishing elements to a work piece,   such vertical tendons being permanently attached to the disk at one end but releasable from the disk at the other end for the purpose of loading and unloading the abrasive/polishing elements,   such tendons having a shape to provide an outward bias so as to assure a positive location in the disk at the releasable end.   
   
   
       2 . A flail sanding tool according to  claim 1  wherein the flail sanding tool is suitable for use with a driver which includes a drilling machine including a motor, a drive spindle, and a drill chuck; the drive drum being operatively connectable to the drill chuck by the provided drive spindle. 
   
   
       3 . A flail sanding tool according to  claim 1  where the abrasive/polishing elements may be tubular sleeves. 
   
   
       4 . A flail sanding tool according to  claim 1  where the abrasive/polishing elements may be sheet materials.