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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7716778 | Buffing ball A buffing ball is formed by compressing a stack of generally circular buffing pads along a central axis. The individual pads have a generally wave-like outer peripheral surface having valleys and mounds. When compressed together, the mounds form small knobs that are... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7657960 | Quick release connector for dual-sided buffing pad A quick release attachment for a power buffer having a rotatable spindle includes a buffing pad assembly and a quick release connector adapted to join the buffing pad assembly to the spindle. The buffing pad assembly includes a mounting plate and a buffing pad affix... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7377001 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning elemen... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7354408 | Universal quick change applicator system for massage apparatus Apparatus for the quick and easy releasable attachment of any applicator to the operative head of any massage machine including a generally annular first plate threaded for permanent attachment to the massage machine head, the first plate including a series of openi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7310851 | Cleaning device with disposable cleaning element A cleaning device has a cleaning element having an axis, an axial inner region and an axial outer region and being formed so that at least the axially outer region is bendable to follow a shape of a surface to be cleaned when pressed against the surface, a holding e... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308727 | Polishing system and tool A rotary tool used with a pneumatic or an electric drill, for polishing truck wheels, adjacent the in-situ nuts, has a chuck mounted on a driving shaft, the chuck including an outer cylindrical housing, a centre housing with a replaceable guide bushing, and an annul... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296320 | Rotary buffing device using extending material A polishing, buffing, compounding, and cleaning device incorporating rotary motion. The outer body of the invention includes two components. At least one of the components has a base and a plurality of projection members extending in a uniform direction away from th... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7266856 | Fabric-strip curtain for car wash installations The invention relates to a fabric-strip curtain for car wash installations, comprising a support bar (2) that is displace back and forth, on which cleaning strips (3) consisting of a cleaning textile are hung next to one another, each of the strips bei... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7203989 | Buffing ball made of foam material A buffing and polishing ball made of a compressible polymeric foam material is formed by slitting a body of foam material in a substantially uncompressed state (1) from an outside surface of the body in a direction generally perpendicular to the rotational axis and ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200893 | Brush assembly for a floor cleaning unit A floor cleaning device having a base assembly for movement along a cleaning surface is provided. The base assembly comprises a brush assembly for engaging the surface of the floor being cleaned removably mounted to a base part. A nozzle assembly is removably mounte... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197786 | Automatic vehicle washing apparatus wash brush An automatic vehicle washing apparatus wash brush includes a cover encircling a rotatable shaft. Spokes extending radially from the shaft fix the cover relative to the shaft. Upon rotation of the shaft, centrifugal forces urge the cover radially outwardly away from ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7165285 | Appliance for applying lotion with a rotating pad An appliance for applying a lotion, such as a sunscreen, to the skin includes a housing, from which a soft pad extends, and a elongated handle. The pad, which includes a flat application surface, is rotated by a motor in the handle about an axis of rotation perpendi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6981291 | Motorized cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The cleaning element a flexible mat fixed about the support or about a core mountab... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6951044 | Paper cleaning buff A paper cleaning apparatus employs a paper buffing roll which has a lightweight hollow cylindrical core mounted between stub shafts. The stub shafts are mounted to bearings and the hollow core is arranged to be driven at approximately 3,450 to approximately 4,450 RP... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6412134 | Cleaning device and substrate cleaning apparatus A cleaning device for use in a substrate cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The cleaning device includes a cleaning member brought into contact with a surface of a substrate to be cleaned, and a cleaning member holding mechanism for holding the cleaning mem... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408480 | Polishing disk Polishing disk with short fiber pile layer with strong binding in a holding layer. A burr adhesion layer is installed on the back side of the polishing disk.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6298518 | Heat dissipating buffing pad A buffing pad assembly is provided for buffing, polishing or otherwise finishing a painted surface. The buffing pad assembly includes a rigid backing mount, a back-up pad affixed to the backing mount, and a buffing pad removably attached to the back-up pa... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295687 | Buff section assembly and method of making An assembly of buff or brush wheels with or without spacers is stacked, compressed, and held together as an integrated unit to form an assembly of such wheels having a specified face width which then may be mounted as a unit on a machine arbor or drive sh... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6279190 | Contact type vehicle laundry element and attachment system therefor A surface treatment apparatus comprising in combination a carrier hub having uniformly spaced parallel slots with narrow outwardly extending openings to receive the aligned heads of a unitary flange like retainer on which are removably mounted a plurality... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6138317 | Rotary surface treatment tool A rotary surface treatment tool is attached to a rotational driver with a kit. The surface treatment tool includes a base with a middle portion around a center hole, and one or more attachment knobs are placed on the front side of the middle portion. An a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125496 | Pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers A cleaning pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers. The pad may be a felt sheet with a pair of tabs located at opposite ends. The roller may be polyvinylchloride and may have a drive gear at one end and a clamp at each end. Each clamp is... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6081959 | Buffer centering system The present invention involves a centering system for a polishing pad that is releasably attached to a backing mount. The pad has a generally flat polishing face and may employ a fabric shag pile or foam for buffing, polishing, or otherwise finishing a su... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6044512 | Foam buffing pad and method of manufacture thereof A rotary foam buffing pad is provided with a concave working face which allows the operator to provide true graduated surface contact in applying polish, buffing or glazing compounds, while containing the polishing compound against centrifugal force which... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5964006 | Rotary surface treatment tool A rotary surface treatment tool is attached to a rotational driver with a kit. The surface treatment tool includes a base with a middle portion around a center hole, and one or more attachment knobs are placed on the front side of the middle portion. An a... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5924156 | Curtain-style vehicle laundry device A laundering implement is provided for cleaning an external surface of a vehicle. A plurality of spacers are supportable with respect to a path of travel for a vehicle to be cleaned and are arranged in first and second stacked or sandwiched groups of spac... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5884356 | Rotating brush with flexible cleaning elements made of expanded closed-cell synthetic resin In a rotating brush (1) which is particularly suitable for motorized systems for the automatic washing of vehicles, comprising a support member (2) that can be connected to a rotating device (3) and to a number of flexible cleaning elements (4) that suppo... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5875514 | Padded basket roller A paint roller includes a handle rotatably supporting an inner clamping roller, an outer covering roller disposed about and spaced from the inner clamping roller, and a covering material carried by the outer covering roller. A padded layer is disposed bet... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5815876 | Apparatus for cleaning and polishing a surface A cleaning and polishing assembly having a compressible main body with a releasable attachment material on one face and a fibrous working surface on its other face. The fibrous working surface is composed of fibers having a trilobal cross-section. The cle... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813076 | Curtain-style vehicle laundry device A laundering implement is provided for cleaning an external surface of a vehicle. A plurality of spacers are supportable with respect to a path of travel for a vehicle to be cleaned and are arranged in first and second stacked or sandwiched groups of spac... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813082 | Pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers A cleaning pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers. The pad may be a felt sheet with a pair of tabs located at opposite ends. The roller may be polyvinylchloride and may have a drive gear at one end and a clamp at each end. Each clamp is... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5740578 | Dust mop A dust mop head is formed of a single sheet as a backing for pile yarns, with flaps integrally formed, the flaps having slits therein. A mop frame has inwardly directed tongues, and the flaps wrap around the frame so the tongues extend through the slits t... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5733183 | Clamping device for axially clamping a disk-shaped tool A clamping device for axially clamping a disk-shaped tool member on a shaft of a working tool has a pressure member for force-lockingly clamping the tool member between a radial surface of the shaft and the pressure member. A ring mount for force-loading ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5619770 | Rotary pad holder with quick-release mechanism An apparatus for holding a pad to a rotary pad machine. The apparatus includes a base piece and a retainer piece. The base piece includes a plurality of base teeth and is attached to a pad driver disc of the rotary pad machine. The retainer piece includes... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5611101 | Floor polishing pad assembly A composite floor pad assembly includes a pair of interchangeable and reversible floor polishing pads having identical external diameters and central openings therethrough of an identical diameter. An intermediate connecting member having a plurality of h... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5577291 | Decorative paint roller device A paint rolling device comprising a roller rotatably mountable on an axle of a standard roller frame. One or more cartridge retaining apparatus are positioned incrementally around the roller, the retaining apparatus preferably consisting of elongated chan... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5471703 | Apparatus for applying paint Apparatus for applying paint to walls includes a paint roller, a rotating tube and a rag which is wrapped around and secured to the tube. The tube may be made of a flexible material, and has openings for securing the rag to the tube. A plurality of openin... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5461745 | Automatic vehicle washing apparatus A motor vehicle washing apparatus having a brush assembly and curtain assembly for prolonging the life of the brush assembly and the curtain assembly by adjusting the length of elements of each when wear occurs. The brush assembly includes a plurality of ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5410770 | Automatic vehicle washing apparatus A motor vehicle washing apparatus having a brush assembly and curtain assembly for prolonging the life of the brush assembly and the curtain assembly by adjusting the length of elements of each when wear occurs. The brush assembly includes a plurality of ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5400461 | Locking coupler for floor maintenance pad A coupler is disclosed for coupling floor maintenance pads to a driven pad disc. The coupler has one part for mounting on the driven disc and a second part which threads to the first part for holding and centering a maintenance pad to a disc. A lock arran... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5233719 | Apparatus and brush segment arrangement for finishing wheel brushes A brush segment for mounting on a slotted support structure is presented. The brush segment generally comprises: a substrate; a carpet of bristles mounted on the substrate in a preferred manner; and, a root system projecting outwardly from a side of the s... | 08/10/1993 |
