Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Pile or nap type surface or component – Particular shape or structure of pile
Patent
1983-01-10
1986-05-20
Bell, James J.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Pile or nap type surface or component
Particular shape or structure of pile
28112, 428 95, 428131, 428136, 428192, 428285, 4285371, B32B 302
Patent
active
045901139
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a fiber wool pad and to a method of manufacturing same.
Such a fiber wool pad is known, for example, as steel wool. The use of common steel wool, i.e., steel wool consisting of steel fibers running mainly in one direction, is limited. Its use in hand sanding blocks and vibrating sanders is not possible, since in operation a relative movement would take place between the block bearing the steel wool and the steel wool itself. The steel wool can be cemented to a support and mounted on the sanding and polishing machine. The adhesion, however, is poor, since the contact surface area of the steel wool is small. Furthermore, even after cementing, the steel wool is still flexible, so that the adhesive is easily broken away. The use of adhesive in sanding and polishing machines with rotary disks also has the disadvantage that the cement breaks down at high temperatures. In general, the use of adhesive has the disadvantage that, at low temperatures, it comes to the surface, since all of the steel wool has to be impregnated with adhesive in order to achieve a bond between the steel wool surface and the sander-polisher. It is also known to fasten the steel wool to a support by means of clips or the like. This is not desirable for polishing, since the clips penetrate to the surface of the steel wool.
It is the object of the invention to join a fiber wool pad, especially steel wool, to a support in a simple manner.
This object is achieved in accordance with the "invention by a sandwich material, consisting of a fiber wool and a support, the support having cross-shaped perforations so as to form flaps, portions of the fiber wool extending from one side through the support and forming fiber loops engaged by the flaps and pressed flat against the other side of the support."
In the case of a fiber wool pad in the form of steel wool, the support consists, for example, of paperboard and is pierced with cross-shaped perforations. The face of the support is covered with the steel wool, which is forced from the face through the perforations, in such a manner that on the back side tuft-like projections are formed and the flaps defined by the cross-shaped perforations are bent back. The tuft-like projections consist of loops of the steel wool. At the same time it is important that the fibers of the steel wool be not damaged. If at first the flaps created by the cross-shaped perforations are forced downwardly, they will penetrate the steel wool loops forming the tufts. If the loops are then pressed down, the holding of the steel wool on the support is assured by the fact that the flaps defining the cross-shaped perforations penetrate into the loops and prevent the loops from being pulled back to the face side of the support. The pressing down of the loops is similar to riveting, i.e., the loops are not bent over, but are pressed flat by a vertical pressure.
This type of bond between the steel wool and support results in a secure holding of the steel wool to the support. Relative movement between the support and the steel wool, especially of the steel wool surface, is no longer possible, since by forcing the steel wool through the support, fibers lying on the outer face of the steel wool are also forced through the cross-shaped perforations and held by the flaps.
The usefulness of such steel wool is at least equal to that of conventional steel wool, but this steel wool can also be used particularly in hand sanding blocks or vibrating sanders. In comparison to the use of sandpaper in hand or machine sanders, the advantage is achieved that steel wool can be re-cleaned mechanically, whereas sandpaper breaks down, and that, for example, no circular scratches are produced such as those made by the grit particles when abrasive paper is used.
Furthermore, such steel wool has very great versatility.
On the rolls of laundry ironing machines it is known to use steel wool in band form, winding it spirally onto the rolls. The disadvantage is that the thickness of the steel wool is reduced by the lengthwise shifting of
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Bell James J.
Oscar Weil GmbH & Co. KG
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