Low pressure polishing method and apparatus
AssigneeEpoxi-Tech, Inc.
InventorSimon Palushaj
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Abstract
An improved low pressure low speed concrete polishing apparatus and method of cleaning and polishing a floor is used with a conventional rotary flooring machine. A polishing pad has interchangeable polymer strips that are slideably received within the housing of the pad. The polymer strips have an abrasive material embedded therein which collectively work to polish the floor while cleaning the floor during normal low speed floor cleaning conditions.
Claims17
An abrasive cleaning device for modifying the surface of a floor comprising:
- a rotatable housing that is operable to be connected to a cleaning machine, the housing having a plurality of slots;
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- a polymer strip operable to be received within each of said slots, said strip having an abrasive portion and a connection portion, wherein the abrasive portion of said polymer strip includes a metal section, a coating over the metal section and abrasive particles protruding from the coating.
An abrasive cleaning device for modifying the surface of a floor comprising:
- a rotatable housing that is operable to be connected to a cleaning machine, the housing having a plurality of slots;
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- a polymer strip operable to be received within each of said slots, said strip having an abrasive portion and a connection portion, wherein the abrasive portion of said polymer strip includes a tube-shaped member that is operable to engage a work surface.
An abrasive cleaning device for use with a flooring machine, the cleaning device comprising:
- a rotatable driver pad that is operable to be connected to a flooring machine, the driver pad having a plurality of radially extending slots located within a surface of said driver pad, said slot including a first region having a first width, a second region having a second width greater than the first width, and a length greater than the first width and the second width;
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- a brush mountable to each slot, said brush having a mounting portion that slides within said slot, said brush further having an abrasive portion containing diamond particles that are dispersed on an exterior surface of said abrasive portion, said mounting portion including a first region having a first width, a second region having a second width greater than the first width, and a length greater than the first width and the second width, wherein the first region of the brush engages the first region of the slot, and the second region of the brush engages the second region of the slot.
An abrasive cleaning device for use with a flooring machine, the cleaning device comprising:
- a rotatable driver pad that is operable to be connected to a flooring machine, the driver pad having a plurality of radially extending slots located within a surface of said driver pad;
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- a brush mountable to each slot, said brush having a mounting portion that slides within said slot, said brush further having an abrasive portion containing diamond particles that are dispersed on an exterior surface of said abrasive portion, wherein said driver pad is made of four separate quarter sections that are arranged to form a circle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.