Method of using polishing or grinding pad assembly

Abstract

A floor polishing or grinding pad assembly is provided. In one aspect, a polishing or grinding pad assembly employs a fibrous pad, a reinforcement layer or ring, and multiple floor-contacting disks. In another aspect, the reinforcement layer includes a central hole through which the fibrous pad is accessible and the fibrous pad at the hole has a linear dimension greater than a linear dimension of one side of the adjacent reinforcement layer. In yet another aspect, at least one of the floor-contacting disks has an angle offset from that of a base surface of the disk, the fibrous pad and/or the reinforcement layer. A further aspect employs a smaller set of disks alternating between and/or offset from a larger set of the disks. In another aspect, the reinforcement layer includes a wavy or undulating internal edge shape.

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         37 . A reinforcement ring for polishing or grinding, the reinforcement ring comprising:
 an upper surface;   a floor-facing lower surface;   a peripheral surface comprising a peripheral edge;   a central hole comprising an internal edge; and   abrasive tools,   wherein the abrasive tools are disks comprising a floor-contacting nominal surface that comprises a plurality of grooves carved into the nominal surface that form discontinuities in the nominal surface,   wherein the grooves include a plurality of circular grooves and a plurality of linear grooves,   wherein the circular grooves are concentric with respect to a center of each of the abrasive tools,   wherein the linear grooves extend in a radial direction with respect to the center of each of the abrasive tools, and   wherein at least some of the linear grooves contact all of the circular grooves and some others of the linear grooves contact less than all of the circular grooves.   
     
     
         38 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 37 , wherein the reinforcement ring comprises a flexible material. 
     
     
         39 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 37 , wherein the disks are secured to the lower surface of the reinforcement ring. 
     
     
         40 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 39 , wherein the disks are equidistantly disposed from each other. 
     
     
         41 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 40 , wherein the disks have a diameter of at least one inch. 
     
     
         42 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 37 , wherein each of the plurality of linear grooves and each of the plurality of circular grooves disposed throughout the nominal surface have a constant width. 
     
     
         43 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 41 , wherein the reinforcement ring has at least six abrasive tools disposed thereon. 
     
     
         44 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 39 , wherein the disks contact the peripheral edge. 
     
     
         45 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 39 , wherein the disks contact the internal edge. 
     
     
         46 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 39 , wherein at least some of the disks contact the internal edge and at least some of the disks the peripheral edge. 
     
     
         47 . A reinforcement ring for polishing or grinding, the reinforcement ring comprising:
 an upper surface;   a floor-facing lower surface;   a peripheral surface comprising a peripheral edge;   a central hole comprising an internal edge; and   abrasive tools,   wherein the abrasive tools are disks,   wherein the disks are secured to the lower surface of the reinforcement ring, and   wherein the disks are disposed along one of the peripheral edge or the internal edge of the reinforcement ring such that a diameter of each disk extends to cover greater than about 70% of a distance from the peripheral edge to the internal edge of the reinforcement ring.   
     
     
         48 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 47 , wherein the diameter of each disk extends to cover greater than about 90% of the distance from the peripheral edge to the internal edge of the reinforcement ring. 
     
     
         49 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 47 , wherein the disks are secured to the lower surface of the reinforcement ring. 
     
     
         50 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 47 , wherein the disks are equidistantly disposed from each other along the peripheral edge. 
     
     
         51 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 47 , wherein the disks are equidistantly disposed from each other along the internal edge. 
     
     
         52 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 49 , wherein the disks have a diameter of at least one half of an inch. 
     
     
         53 . A reinforcement ring for polishing or grinding, the reinforcement ring comprising:
 an upper surface;   a floor-facing lower surface;   a peripheral surface comprising a peripheral edge;   a central hole comprising an internal edge; and   abrasive tools,   wherein the abrasive tools are disks,   wherein the disks are secured to the lower surface of the reinforcement ring, and   wherein the disks are disposed equidistantly from each other around the lower surface of the reinforcement ring such that a diameter of each disk exceeds a distance between perimeters of adjacent disks.   
     
     
         54 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 53 , wherein the reinforcement ring comprises a flexible material. 
     
     
         55 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 53 , wherein the disks are equidistantly disposed from each other along the peripheral edge. 
     
     
         56 . The reinforcement ring according to  claim 53 , wherein the disks are equidistantly disposed from each other along the internal edge.