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US 11,642,758 B2Granted
Nonwoven abrasive belt with flexible joint
AssigneesSaint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
InventorsZhong Xu, Sathanjheri Ravishankar, William C. Rice, Fernando J. Ramirez, Jose J. Rangel, Shyiguei Hsu, Ying Cai, Jeremy B. Spencer
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Abstract
This disclosure, in general, relates to nonwoven abrasive belts including flexible butt joints and methods of making and using such belts and joints.
Claims19
A nonwoven abrasive belt comprising:
- a nonwoven abrasive web having a first major surface, a second major surface, a first end, and a second end;
- wherein the first end and the second end are adhered together by a butt joint, and
- wherein a portion of the first major surface of the first end or a portion of the first major surface of the second end includes a skived portion,
- wherein the butt joint comprises an average thickness that is not less the 50% and not greater than 80% of an average thickness measured at a central location of the nonwoven abrasive belt.
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