Buffing pad centering system
AssigneeBuff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorRichard Umbrell
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Abstract
In general, a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface is described. In an example of an implementation of the BPCS, the BPCS may include a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary and a buffing pad attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, where the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad. The centering ring may include a cylindrical vertical member extending between the top boundary and bottom boundary, where the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and where the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate.
Claims27
A Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface, the BPCS comprising:
- a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary, the centering ring including a cylindrical vertical member extending perpendicularly between the top boundary and the bottom boundary, wherein the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and wherein the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate;
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- a buffing pad having an inner surface and an inner wall surface that in combination form a cavity within the buffing pad, where the buffing pad is attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, wherein the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad, and wherein the buffing pad being attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring includes the inner surface of the buffing pad being attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring.
A method of manufacturing a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge on a buffing pad, the method comprising:
- creating a cavity within a back surface of the buffing pad, wherein the cavity includes a cavity diameter, an inner surface, and an inner wall surface;
- attaching an attaching means to the inner surface of the cavity;
- centering a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary on the buffing pad, wherein the centering ring includes a cylindrical vertical member extending perpendicularly between the top boundary and the bottom boundary, wherein the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and wherein the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate;
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- attaching the bottom boundary of the centering ring to the inner surface of the cavity.
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