Fibrous pad for cleaning/polishing floors

a technology of fibrous pads and floors, which is applied in the direction of grinding machines, metal-working equipment, manufacturing tools, etc., can solve the problems of abrasive particles applied to the surface, short pad life span, and easy detachment of abrasive particles that are retained within nylon scouring elements

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-02-26
POPOV GEORGI M
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[0009]The inventor has found that placing the resin segments on the working surface of the pad body (so that the resin segments stand proud thereof) is superior to imbedding abrasive-bearing resin in openings formed in a pad. This is so because having the resin segments extend above the surface of the pad body keeps the resin (and the abrasive therein) continually exposed despite progressive wear on the resin segments during use. Indeed, in this way nearly all of the resin (and nearly all of the abrasive) can be consumed before the cleaning / polishing pad becomes unusable due to wear. This construction thus makes economical use of diamond particles.

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However, these cleaning elements only apply the abrasive particles to the surface to be cleaned when the cleaning element is compressed against the same with force.
Additionally, it has been found that nylon scouring elements are not well-suited for retaining a sufficient quantity of abrasive particles, resulting in a very short pad life span.
Moreover, the abrasive particles that are retained within nylon scouring elements are often easily detached therefrom.

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[0014]The present invention may be understood more readily by reference to the following detailed description of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawing figures, which form a part of this disclosure. It is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the specific devices, methods, conditions or parameters described and / or shown herein, and that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments by way of example only and is not intended to be limiting of the claimed invention. Also, as used in the specification including the appended claims, the singular forms “a,”“an,” and “the” include the plural, and reference to a particular numerical value includes at least that particular value, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Ranges may be expressed herein as from “about” or “approximately” one particular value and / or to “about” or “approximately” another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another...

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A cleaning/polishing pad for cleaning or polishing stone, terrazzo or concrete floors comprises a flexible, disk-shaped pad body having an upper mounting surface and a lower working surface, the pad body comprising natural wool fibers. A plurality of resin segments spaced apart from one another and affixed adjacent the lower working surface of the disk-shaped pad body, the resin segments including diamond particles embedded therein, wherein each of the plurality of resin segments is affixed to the pad body in such a way that the majority of the resin segment stands proud of the pad body.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to pads for use with floor cleaning machines for cleaning and polishing stone, terrazzo, and / or concrete floors.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Scouring, cleaning and polishing pads are widely known and used to clean and restore stone, terrazzo, and / or concrete floors and surfaces. Often, such pads are disk-shaped and fitted to a conventional floor-cleaning machine of a conventional type. Typically, floor-cleaning machines apply pressure to the disk-shaped pads and rotate or gyrate the pads against the floor to be cleaned / polished. It is widely known in the art for a user to apply a cleaning / polishing paste or solution to the floor before applying the disk-shaped pads thereto, to aid the pads in successfully removing dirt and / or residue from the floor. Generally, these pastes or solutions often include abrasive particles therein to aid in scouring and grinding the stone / concrete floor.[0003]Recently, cleaning pads ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B24D11/00B24D11/04
CPCB24B7/186B24D13/14B24D11/02
Inventor POPOV, GEORGI M.
Owner POPOV GEORGI M
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