Floor pad

A pad mountable either on an end or side portion of a drive shaft of a floor working machine comprising:

• At least one stratum of a porous, non-woven, air-layered fibrous material secured together with an adhesive binder, said stratum having a first opening therethrough for receiving a fastening means therethrough and at least one set of a plurality of circumferentially spaced, arcuate weakened segments, disposed concentrically relative to said first opening, providing a plurality of unweakened segments disposed between said weakened segments, whereby said pad selectively may be mounted on an end portion of a drive shaft of a machine by means of a fastening device being inserted through said first opening, and said pad alternatively may be mounted on a side portion of a drive shaft by severing said pad along said weakened and unweakened segments to provide an opening for receiving a drive shaft therethrough and securing said pad thereto.