EP1802424B1 - Buffing pad with graded flexibility and replaceable work face - Google Patents
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- the present invention pertains to rotary or dual action buffing pads made of polymeric foam material and, more particularly, to a composite pad construction that includes an intermediate cushioning layer having a graded compression load deflection and a relatively much thinner performance layer that provides the necessary surface finishing function, but can be easily and inexpensively replaced when worn or damaged.
- Polymeric foam buffing pads have been used for many years to perform a variety of buffing functions for painted and clear coat surfaces in the automobile and other industries. As the construction of foam buffing pads evolved, it became apparent that open cell polyurethane foam materials provided the best performance. Currently, reticulated open cell polyurethane foams are the most desirable polymeric foams for buffing functions. However, reticulated open cell polyurethane foam materials are also the most expensive. This material provides a combination of surface finishing performance and cushioning effect that has made reticulated open cell polyurethane foams the most desirable polymeric foam in the buffing industry.
- Typical polyurethane foam pads range in size from less than 6 inches to greater than 8 inches (about 150-200 mm) in diameter, and 1.25 to 1.75 inches (about 30-45 mm) in thickness.
- the thickness of the material in particular, is necessary to provide proper cushioning for the desired finishing operation. However, only a small part of the surface contacting face of the pad is actively used for the desired buffing or finishing operation.
- Document US 6,044,512 describes a rotary buffing pad with a concave working face which according to one embodiment is demountably attached to a cushioned backing plate with a hook and loop fastener.
- the cushioned backing plate includes a rigid backing plate to which an intermediate cushion pad is attached.
- the invention is directed the surface buffing apparatus according to claim 1.
- most of the cushioned support for a polyurethane foam buffing pad is provided by polymeric foam material that does not directly contact the surface to be finished, is made of less expensive material, and is provided with graded levels of compression load deflection.
- This composite pad construction provides performance that is identical to a monolithic reticulated open cell polyurethane foam pad, but at considerably less cost.
- a relatively thin performance layer, made of the more expensive polyurethane foam, is removably attached to the less expensive foam cushioning layer.
- a rotary buffing and finishing apparatus of the type that provides flexible cushioned support for a high performance contacting face, includes a polymeric foam cushioning layer that has a graded compression load deflection that decreases from a rear face to a front face and provides the primary cushioned support.
- a relatively thin performance layer provides the entire high performance surface contact and is removably attached to the foam cushioning layer.
- the apparatus of the present invention preferably includes a backing plate that is attached to the rear face of the foam cushioning layer and supports the foam layer.
- the backing plate and the cushioning layer may comprise an integrally molded urethane material that provides the graded compression load deflection that varies from a relatively hard but somewhat flexible backing plate to a much softer front face for attachment to the performance layer.
- the backing plate has a circular front face that is rotatable on a center hub with an axis perpendicular to the front face
- the foam cushioning layer is also of a circular shape and has one-half of a hook and loop fastener attached to its front face.
- a performance layer which is also circular in shape, has a rear face that carries the other half of the hook and loop fastener and a front operating face that is selected to provide a surface contact optimized for a given buffing or finishing operation.
- the performance layer is selected from the group consisting of reticulated open cell polyurethane foam, tufted wool, knitted wool, polymer microfibers, and combinations thereof.
- the hook and loop fastener halves may be heat laminated or glued to the respective faces of the foam cushioning layer and the performance layer. Either one of the interfaces between the hook and loop fastener halves and the faces of the cushioning layer or performance layer, preferably the latter, may be provided with a barrier material to prevent migration of liquid and compound from the performance layer to the foam cushioning layer.
- the front face of the foam cushioning layer is generally planar and terminates in an outer edge that is upwardly rounded.
- a portion of the half of the hook and loop fastener is positioned on the rounded outer edge and the other half of the fastener on the performance layer is dimensioned to wrap around the outer edge to engage the portion of the first half of the fastener. This imparts a cup shape to the performance layer.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a rotary buffing pad assembly of the present invention mounted on the drive shaft of a power driving machine.
- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the assembly shown in Fig. 1 .
- Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the assembly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 .
- Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the cushioning layer of the assembly taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3 .
- Fig. 5 is an assembled elevation view of the apparatus of Fig. 3 .
- Fig. 6 is a sectional detail of Fig. 5 .
- Fig. 7 is an elevation view of an alternate embodiment of the invention, partly in section.
- a rotary buffing tool assembly 10 includes a one-piece hub 11 and backing plate 12, carrying an intermediate cushioning layer 16 to which is releasably attached a relatively thin circular performance layer 13 that provides surface contact for the buffing or finishing operation.
- the hub 11 is preferably made of a hard plastic, such as a molded nylon, and includes a central nut 14 insert molded into the hub to provide connection to a power driving tool.
- the integral backing plate 12 extends radially outwardly from the hub 11 and has a generally conical front face 15 that ends in a flattened outer edge 19.
- the cushioning layer 16 of a polymeric foam material is attached to the hub and the front face 15 of the backing plate and also extends upwardly around the peripheral edge 19 of the backing plate 12 to form a rounded outer edge 17.
- the front face 18 of the cushioning layer 16 is generally flat and has attached thereto a circular fastener layer 20 comprising one-half of a hook and loop fastener (typically the hook half).
- the rounded outer edge 17 of the cushioning layer 16 has attached thereto an outwardly facing thin fastener strip 21, also comprising the same hook and loop fastener material as the circular fastener layer 20.
- the performance layer 13 comprising a reticulated open cell polyurethane foam in the example shown, is cut in the shape of a thin circular disc.
- the thickness of the performance layer 13 may be about 3/8 inch (about 10 mm), but the thickness may vary considerably, particularly if the performance layer is selected from an entirely different material as will be discussed hereinafter.
- the rear face 22 of the performance layer 13 has attached thereto a circular fastener layer 23 comprising the other half of the hook and loop fastener (typically the loop half), i.e. complimentary to the circular fastener layer 20 on the front face of the cushioning layer 16.
- the diameter of the performance layer 13 is larger than the diameter of the cushioning layer 16.
- the outer edge of the polyurethane foam performance layer 13 is turned upward and wrapped around the rounded outer edge 17 of the cushioning layer.
- the edge of the circular fastener layer 23 on the rear face of the performance layer 13 engages the fastener strip 21 on the rounded outer edge 17 of the cushioning layer to hold the performance layer in a cupped shape, as shown.
- the cushioning layer 16 is molded directly to the hub and backing plate 11, 12.
- the cushioning layer 16 is formed with a graded compression load deflection that decreases from a rear face 24 in contact with the front face 15 of the backing plate to the front face 18 where it is attached to the rear face of the performance layer 13.
- compression load deflection is used in the polymeric foam industry as a measure of the compressibility of a foam material.
- the compression load deflection is measured at 40% compression of a test piece.
- a CLD of .65 to 1.25 psi about 4.5 to 8.6 kPa
- the cushioning layer 16 is preferably made of a foam material that is less expensive than the material used for the performance layer.
- the cushioning layer 16 is molded such that its compression load deflection (or equivalent property) decreases from the rear face 24 (adjacent the backing plate 12) to the front face 18 (where it is attached to the rear face of the performance layer 13).
- the polymeric foam from which the cushioning layer 16 is formed provides a cushioning effect that is virtually the same as it would be if the combined cushioning layer and performance layer were made of a single monolithic piece of high performance reticulated open cell polyurethane foam.
- Foam materials such as molded polyurethane, that are far less expensive than the high performance foam layer 13, may be used.
- the backing plate 12 is also made of a material which, though significantly harder than the foam cushioning layer 16, retains a flexibility that adds to the cushioning effect. A satisfactory result may be obtained with a construction utilizing a flexible backing plate 12 and a cushioning layer 16 that comprises a material of uniform hardness across its full depth. In general, whether the graded cushioning effect provided by the components of the subject invention is measured by compression load deflection, durometer or density, the key is that such property decreases from the backing plate to the front face 18 of the cushioning layer 16.
- the graded CLD (or graded durometer) of the cushioning layer 16 is provided by joining two separate layers of polyurethane foam having different CLDs (and densities).
- a first layer 33 of higher CLD polyurethane foam is molded to the hub and backing plate 11, 12 and second layer 34 of a lower CLD polyurethane foam is molded directly to the first layer 33.
- molded polyurethane foam layers 33 and 34 having respective durometers (Shore A) of about 30 to 32 and 10 to 15 were used to form a cushioning layer 16 having a diameter of 4.5 inches (about 115 mm).
- the second layer 34 had a uniform thickness of about 1/2 inch (about 13 mm), and the thickness of the upper layer 33, though having a variable cross-section, also averaged about 1/2 inch (13 mm) in thickness.
- the first layer 33 is also molded to extend around the flattened outer edge 19 of the backing plate, as shown.
- the thin performance layer 13 may simply be peeled away from the cushioning layer 16 and replaced. This results in a considerable saving where a monolithic high performance foam buffing pad, having a typical thickness in the range of 1.25 to 1.5 inches (about 32 to 40 mm), would otherwise have to be discarded.
- Each of the circular fastener layers 20 and 23 (as well as the fastener strip 21) normally includes an adhesive layer that is used to adhere the fastener layers to the surfaces being joined.
- the adhesive layers are preferably eliminated and the hook and loop fastening pieces are adhered directly to the respective foam cushioning layer and foam performance layer by flame lamination or other suitable heating or gluing process.
- a layer of barrier material would thus protect the foam cushioning layer, and when applied to the rear face 22 of the performance layer 13, will also protect the fastener layers 20 and 23 from contamination and plugging.
- FIG. 7 there is shown an alternate embodiment of a replaceable performance layer 25 that is also mounted on a modified backing plate 26 via an intermediate cushioning layer 27.
- a hook and loop fastener 29 is attached to the rear face 28 of the performance layer 25 and the other half 36 to the front face 30 of the cushioning layer 27 permitting easy replacement of the performance layer.
- the peripheral edge of the cushioning layer 27 is provided with a frustoconical edge surface 32.
- the performance layer 25 may be the same size, shape and material as in the previously described embodiment. This arrangement provides a performance layer with a relatively square peripheral edge for certain buffing operations on surfaces having an abrupt change in contour.
- the cushioning layer 27 is made with the same graded compression load deflection as the cushioning layer 16 of the previously described embodiment.
- the backing plates 12 and 26 have relatively thin sections from the flattened outer edge 19 all the way to their juncture with the hub 11.
- the molded plastic hub and backing plate is relatively hard, as compared to the various foam materials, the thin section of the backing plate adds an additional measure of flexibility to the buffing assembly. It is believed that this additional flexibility enhances the overall performance and permits the use of heavier, more dense and higher CLD foam materials in the cushioning layers 16 and 27, as compared to a single monolithic block of reticulated open cell polyurethane foam such as comprises the performance layers 16 and 25.
- the thin performance layers of reticulated open cell polyurethane foam that characterize the previously described embodiments may be replaced with performance layers of other materials using the same cushioning layer and back-up plate arrangements previously described.
- performance layers of tufted wool, knitted wool, non-woven fibers, polymer microfibers, and combinations thereof, all in relatively thin sections may be used.
- these alternate performance layers should also be provided with a layer of barrier material to prevent contamination of the fastener system and the cushioning layer.
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- The present invention pertains to rotary or dual action buffing pads made of polymeric foam material and, more particularly, to a composite pad construction that includes an intermediate cushioning layer having a graded compression load deflection and a relatively much thinner performance layer that provides the necessary surface finishing function, but can be easily and inexpensively replaced when worn or damaged.
- Polymeric foam buffing pads have been used for many years to perform a variety of buffing functions for painted and clear coat surfaces in the automobile and other industries. As the construction of foam buffing pads evolved, it became apparent that open cell polyurethane foam materials provided the best performance. Currently, reticulated open cell polyurethane foams are the most desirable polymeric foams for buffing functions. However, reticulated open cell polyurethane foam materials are also the most expensive. This material provides a combination of surface finishing performance and cushioning effect that has made reticulated open cell polyurethane foams the most desirable polymeric foam in the buffing industry.
- Typical polyurethane foam pads range in size from less than 6 inches to greater than 8 inches (about 150-200 mm) in diameter, and 1.25 to 1.75 inches (about 30-45 mm) in thickness. The thickness of the material, in particular, is necessary to provide proper cushioning for the desired finishing operation. However, only a small part of the surface contacting face of the pad is actively used for the desired buffing or finishing operation. Document
US 6,044,512 describes a rotary buffing pad with a concave working face which according to one embodiment is demountably attached to a cushioned backing plate with a hook and loop fastener. The cushioned backing plate includes a rigid backing plate to which an intermediate cushion pad is attached. - The invention is directed the surface buffing apparatus according to claim 1.
- In accordance with the present invention, most of the cushioned support for a polyurethane foam buffing pad is provided by polymeric foam material that does not directly contact the surface to be finished, is made of less expensive material, and is provided with graded levels of compression load deflection. This composite pad construction provides performance that is identical to a monolithic reticulated open cell polyurethane foam pad, but at considerably less cost. A relatively thin performance layer, made of the more expensive polyurethane foam, is removably attached to the less expensive foam cushioning layer.
- Thus, a rotary buffing and finishing apparatus of the type that provides flexible cushioned support for a high performance contacting face, includes a polymeric foam cushioning layer that has a graded compression load deflection that decreases from a rear face to a front face and provides the primary cushioned support. A relatively thin performance layer provides the entire high performance surface contact and is removably attached to the foam cushioning layer.
- The apparatus of the present invention preferably includes a backing plate that is attached to the rear face of the foam cushioning layer and supports the foam layer. The backing plate and the cushioning layer may comprise an integrally molded urethane material that provides the graded compression load deflection that varies from a relatively hard but somewhat flexible backing plate to a much softer front face for attachment to the performance layer.
- In a preferred embodiment, the backing plate has a circular front face that is rotatable on a center hub with an axis perpendicular to the front face, the foam cushioning layer is also of a circular shape and has one-half of a hook and loop fastener attached to its front face. A performance layer, which is also circular in shape, has a rear face that carries the other half of the hook and loop fastener and a front operating face that is selected to provide a surface contact optimized for a given buffing or finishing operation. The performance layer is selected from the group consisting of reticulated open cell polyurethane foam, tufted wool, knitted wool, polymer microfibers, and combinations thereof.
- The hook and loop fastener halves may be heat laminated or glued to the respective faces of the foam cushioning layer and the performance layer. Either one of the interfaces between the hook and loop fastener halves and the faces of the cushioning layer or performance layer, preferably the latter, may be provided with a barrier material to prevent migration of liquid and compound from the performance layer to the foam cushioning layer.
- In one embodiment of the apparatus, the front face of the foam cushioning layer is generally planar and terminates in an outer edge that is upwardly rounded. A portion of the half of the hook and loop fastener is positioned on the rounded outer edge and the other half of the fastener on the performance layer is dimensioned to wrap around the outer edge to engage the portion of the first half of the fastener. This imparts a cup shape to the performance layer.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a rotary buffing pad assembly of the present invention mounted on the drive shaft of a power driving machine. -
Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the assembly shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the assembly shown inFigs. 1 and 2 . -
Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the cushioning layer of the assembly taken on line 4-4 ofFig. 3 . -
Fig. 5 is an assembled elevation view of the apparatus ofFig. 3 . -
Fig. 6 is a sectional detail ofFig. 5 . -
Fig. 7 is an elevation view of an alternate embodiment of the invention, partly in section. - In
Figs. 1-4 , a rotarybuffing tool assembly 10 includes a one-piece hub 11 andbacking plate 12, carrying anintermediate cushioning layer 16 to which is releasably attached a relatively thincircular performance layer 13 that provides surface contact for the buffing or finishing operation. Thehub 11 is preferably made of a hard plastic, such as a molded nylon, and includes acentral nut 14 insert molded into the hub to provide connection to a power driving tool. Theintegral backing plate 12 extends radially outwardly from thehub 11 and has a generally conicalfront face 15 that ends in a flattenedouter edge 19. Thecushioning layer 16 of a polymeric foam material, is attached to the hub and thefront face 15 of the backing plate and also extends upwardly around theperipheral edge 19 of thebacking plate 12 to form a roundedouter edge 17. Thefront face 18 of thecushioning layer 16 is generally flat and has attached thereto acircular fastener layer 20 comprising one-half of a hook and loop fastener (typically the hook half). In the embodiment shown, the roundedouter edge 17 of thecushioning layer 16 has attached thereto an outwardly facingthin fastener strip 21, also comprising the same hook and loop fastener material as thecircular fastener layer 20. - The
performance layer 13, comprising a reticulated open cell polyurethane foam in the example shown, is cut in the shape of a thin circular disc. The thickness of theperformance layer 13 may be about 3/8 inch (about 10 mm), but the thickness may vary considerably, particularly if the performance layer is selected from an entirely different material as will be discussed hereinafter. Therear face 22 of theperformance layer 13 has attached thereto acircular fastener layer 23 comprising the other half of the hook and loop fastener (typically the loop half), i.e. complimentary to thecircular fastener layer 20 on the front face of thecushioning layer 16. In this embodiment, the diameter of theperformance layer 13 is larger than the diameter of thecushioning layer 16. The outer edge of the polyurethanefoam performance layer 13 is turned upward and wrapped around the roundedouter edge 17 of the cushioning layer. The edge of thecircular fastener layer 23 on the rear face of theperformance layer 13 engages thefastener strip 21 on the roundedouter edge 17 of the cushioning layer to hold the performance layer in a cupped shape, as shown. - The
cushioning layer 16 is molded directly to the hub andbacking plate cushioning layer 16 is formed with a graded compression load deflection that decreases from arear face 24 in contact with thefront face 15 of the backing plate to thefront face 18 where it is attached to the rear face of theperformance layer 13. The term "compression load deflection" is used in the polymeric foam industry as a measure of the compressibility of a foam material. In one standard test, the compression load deflection (CLD) is measured at 40% compression of a test piece. For one fully reticulated open cell polyurethane foam, a CLD of .65 to 1.25 psi (about 4.5 to 8.6 kPa) is typical. The average density of this foam is 2.4 lbs./ft.3 (38.5 kg/m3). However, in accordance with the present invention, thecushioning layer 16 is preferably made of a foam material that is less expensive than the material used for the performance layer. Thecushioning layer 16 is molded such that its compression load deflection (or equivalent property) decreases from the rear face 24 (adjacent the backing plate 12) to the front face 18 (where it is attached to the rear face of the performance layer 13). The polymeric foam from which thecushioning layer 16 is formed provides a cushioning effect that is virtually the same as it would be if the combined cushioning layer and performance layer were made of a single monolithic piece of high performance reticulated open cell polyurethane foam. Foam materials, such as molded polyurethane, that are far less expensive than the highperformance foam layer 13, may be used. Thebacking plate 12 is also made of a material which, though significantly harder than thefoam cushioning layer 16, retains a flexibility that adds to the cushioning effect. A satisfactory result may be obtained with a construction utilizing aflexible backing plate 12 and acushioning layer 16 that comprises a material of uniform hardness across its full depth. In general, whether the graded cushioning effect provided by the components of the subject invention is measured by compression load deflection, durometer or density, the key is that such property decreases from the backing plate to thefront face 18 of thecushioning layer 16. - In the buffing apparatus according to the invention shown and referring particularly to
Figs. 3 and6 , the graded CLD (or graded durometer) of thecushioning layer 16 is provided by joining two separate layers of polyurethane foam having different CLDs (and densities). Afirst layer 33 of higher CLD polyurethane foam is molded to the hub andbacking plate second layer 34 of a lower CLD polyurethane foam is molded directly to thefirst layer 33. In one example of a pad of the type shown inFig. 3 , molded polyurethane foam layers 33 and 34 having respective durometers (Shore A) of about 30 to 32 and 10 to 15 were used to form acushioning layer 16 having a diameter of 4.5 inches (about 115 mm). Thesecond layer 34 had a uniform thickness of about 1/2 inch (about 13 mm), and the thickness of theupper layer 33, though having a variable cross-section, also averaged about 1/2 inch (13 mm) in thickness. Thefirst layer 33 is also molded to extend around the flattenedouter edge 19 of the backing plate, as shown. - When the
performance layer 13 becomes excessively worn or torn, or becomes plugged with buffing or finishing compound, thethin performance layer 13 may simply be peeled away from thecushioning layer 16 and replaced. This results in a considerable saving where a monolithic high performance foam buffing pad, having a typical thickness in the range of 1.25 to 1.5 inches (about 32 to 40 mm), would otherwise have to be discarded. - Each of the circular fastener layers 20 and 23 (as well as the fastener strip 21) normally includes an adhesive layer that is used to adhere the fastener layers to the surfaces being joined. In the assembly of the present invention, however, the adhesive layers are preferably eliminated and the hook and loop fastening pieces are adhered directly to the respective foam cushioning layer and foam performance layer by flame lamination or other suitable heating or gluing process.
- It is also desirable, in certain applications, to provide the interface between one of the fastener layers 20 or 23 and the
respective foam layer performance layer 13 andfastener layer 33, with alayer 35 of an impervious barrier material. This prevents migration of liquids or compounds from theperformance layer 13 into the foam cushioning layers 16. A layer of barrier material would thus protect the foam cushioning layer, and when applied to therear face 22 of theperformance layer 13, will also protect the fastener layers 20 and 23 from contamination and plugging. - In
Fig. 7 , there is shown an alternate embodiment of areplaceable performance layer 25 that is also mounted on a modifiedbacking plate 26 via anintermediate cushioning layer 27. As in the preferred embodiment, one-half of a hook andloop fastener 29 is attached to therear face 28 of theperformance layer 25 and theother half 36 to the front face 30 of thecushioning layer 27 permitting easy replacement of the performance layer. The peripheral edge of thecushioning layer 27 is provided with a frustoconical edge surface 32. Theperformance layer 25 may be the same size, shape and material as in the previously described embodiment. This arrangement provides a performance layer with a relatively square peripheral edge for certain buffing operations on surfaces having an abrupt change in contour. Thecushioning layer 27 is made with the same graded compression load deflection as thecushioning layer 16 of the previously described embodiment. - As may be seen best in
Figs. 6 and 7 , thebacking plates outer edge 19 all the way to their juncture with thehub 11. Although the molded plastic hub and backing plate is relatively hard, as compared to the various foam materials, the thin section of the backing plate adds an additional measure of flexibility to the buffing assembly. It is believed that this additional flexibility enhances the overall performance and permits the use of heavier, more dense and higher CLD foam materials in the cushioning layers 16 and 27, as compared to a single monolithic block of reticulated open cell polyurethane foam such as comprises the performance layers 16 and 25. - The thin performance layers of reticulated open cell polyurethane foam that characterize the previously described embodiments may be replaced with performance layers of other materials using the same cushioning layer and back-up plate arrangements previously described. Thus, performance layers of tufted wool, knitted wool, non-woven fibers, polymer microfibers, and combinations thereof, all in relatively thin sections, may be used. As with the previously described performance layer embodiments, these alternate performance layers should also be provided with a layer of barrier material to prevent contamination of the fastener system and the cushioning layer.
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- A surface buffing apparatus (10) of the type providing flexible cushioned support for high performance surface contacting face, said apparatus comprising a flexible backing plate (12) having molded thereto a polymeric foam cushioning layer (16), said backing plate (12) and cushioning layer (16) together providing the flexible cushioned support, and a disposable performance layer (13) removably attached to the foam cushioning layer (16) with a hook and loop fastener (20, 23), whereby the entire apparatus (10), except the disposable performance layer (13), is preserved for multiple re-use characterized in that
the polymeric foam cushioning layer (16) provides a graded compression load deflection by joining two separate foam layers (33, 34) having different compression load deflections and densities, whereby the first layer (33) of higher compression load deflection foam is molded to the backing plate (12) and the second layer (34) of lower compression load deflection foam is molded directly to the first layer 33 and
the disposable performance layer (13) is relatively thin and selected from the group consisting of open cell Polyurethane foam, tufted wool, knitted wool, polymeric microfibers, and combinations thereof, providing the entire high performance surface contact for buffing. - The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the foam cushioning layer (16) is defined by an outer edge (17) that is generally circular in cross section, and the thin performance layer (13) has a rounded outer edge with an inner surface that abuts and conforms to the outer edge (17) of the cushioning layer (16).
- The apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein the thin performance layer (13) is preformed to a dish shape chosen to conform to the shape of the outer edge (17) of the cushioning layer (16).
- The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the backing plate (12) has a circular front face (15) and is rotatable on a center axis perpendicular to the front face;
the foam cushioning layer (16) being of circular shape and having one-half of a hook and loop fastener (20) attached to its front face (18); and
the performance layer (13) having a rear face (22) carrying the other half of the hook and loop fastener (23) and having am operating face selected to provide a surface contact optimized for a given buffing or finishing operation. - The apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein the fastener halves (20, 23) are heat laminated to the respective faces of the foam cushioning layer (16) and the performance layer (13).
- The apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein the fastener halves (20, 23) are glued to the respective faces of the foam cushioning layer (16) and the performance layer (13).
- The apparatus as set for the in claim 4, wherein at least one of the interface between the fastener halves (20, 23) and the respective faces (18, 22) of the foam cushioning layer (16) and the performance layer (13) is provided with a barrier material (35) to prevent migration of liquid and compound from the performance layer (13) to the foam cushioning layer (16).
- The apparatus as set forth in claim 7, wherein the barrier layer (35) is between the rear face (22) of the performance layer (13) and the other half (23) of the fastener.
- The apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein the front face (18) of the foam cushioning layer (16) is generally planar and terminates in an outer edge (17) that is upwardly rounded, a portion (21) of the one-half of the fastener (20) is positioned on the rounded outer edge (17), and the other half of the fastener (23) on the performance layer (13) is dimensioned to extend over said outer edge (17) to engage the portion (21) of said one-half of the fastener (20) and impart a cup shape to the performance layer (13).
- The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cushioning layer (16) is molded to and around the flexible outer edge (19) of the backing plate (12).
- The apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein the backing plate (12) comprises a molded nylon and the cushioning layer (16) comprises molded urethane.
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