Buffing pad cleaning apparatus

An apparatus adapted to be mounted on the upper edge of an open cylindrical walled container containing a liquid cleaning solution for cleaning a buffing pad mounted on a rotary powered buffing machine, said apparatus comprising:

• an open-sided frame adapted to fit within the container and having an upper peripheral rim adapted to support the apparatus on the upper edge of the container;
• said frame including a deck member depending from and spaced below said upper rim, circumferentially spaced connector means for attaching said deck member to said rim, and a cover adapted to overlie said rim;
• said deck member, said cover, and the adjacent portion of the container wall defining an open interior portion sized to receive and enclose the buffing pad while attached to the buffing machine;
• and,
• a water wheel mounted to the underside of the deck member for rotation about a horizontal axis, said wheel having a peripheral edge rotatable between an upper position wherein the edge extends through said deck member into tangent contact with the buffing pad and a lower position immersed in the cleaning solution in the container;
• whereby powered rotation of the buffing pad causes rotation of the water wheel and the delivery of cleaning solution to the pad.