Polishing System, Sub-System and Pads
OwnerTim Russoinventor
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Abstract
Polishing systems, subsystems and pads adapted for use in conjunction with a polisher. A relatively incompressible backing pad is configured to be attached to a drive system of the polisher. The backing pad includes at least one substantially straight backing pad edge along a perimeter thereof. A relatively compressible polishing pad is configured to be attached to the backing pad, to be driven in contact with a surface to be polished. The polishing pad includes at least one substantially straight polishing pad edge along a perimeter thereof corresponding to the at least one substantially straight backing pad edge when the polishing pad is attached to the backing pad.
Claims32
A polishing system adapted for use in conjunction with a polisher, said system comprising:
- a relatively incompressible backing pad configured to be attached to a drive system of the polisher, said backing pad comprising at least one substantially straight backing pad edge along a perimeter thereof;
- and
- a relatively compressible polishing pad configured to be attached to said backing pad, to be driven in contact with a surface to be polished, said polishing pad comprising at least one substantially straight polishing pad edge along a perimeter thereof corresponding to said at least one substantially straight backing pad edge when said polishing pad is attached to said backing pad.
A backing pad for a polishing system adapted for use in conjunction with a polisher;
- said backing pad comprising:
- a relatively incompressible backing pad configured to be attached to a drive system of the orbital polisher, said backing pad comprising at least one substantially straight backing pad edge along a perimeter thereof.
A polishing pad for a polishing system adapted for use in conjunction with a polisher;
- said polishing pad comprising:
- a relatively compressible polishing pad configured to be attached to a relatively incompressible backing pad, to be driven in contact with a surface to be polished, said polishing pad comprising at least one substantially straight polishing pad edge along a perimeter thereof, configured to correspond at least one substantially straight backing pad edge when said polishing pad is attached to the backing pad.
A polishing system comprising:
- a main body including a motorized drive system;
- a relatively incompressible backing pad attached to said drive system, said backing pad configured to be attached to a relatively compressible polishing pad for driving the pad in contact with a surface to be polished;
- and
- a dispenser mount attached to said main body and configured to releasably hold a polishing substance dispenser in an orientation for dispensing the polishing substance on the surface to be polished while the polishing pad is in contact with the surface to be polished.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.