A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetweeen. The belt sander may include a motor operationally coupled to the sanding assembly and opposite the sanding surface, the motor being configured to rotate at least the first roller and thereby rotate the sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller, as well as a handgrip formed around at least a portion of the motor and substantially encasing the motor.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 120 to, and is a continuation of, U.S. application Ser. No. 11/334,960, filed Jan. 19, 2006, and titled, "BELT SANDER," which (i) claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 120 to, and is a continuation-in-part of, U.S. application Ser. No. 11/089,447, filed Mar. 24, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,235,005 and titled, "BELT SANDER," and which (ii) claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 to U.S. Provisional Application 60/757,818, filed Jan. 11, 2006, and titled "BELT SANDER." The above-identified applications are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
