Buffing apparatus

Abstract

A buffing apparatus has a shaft assembly connectable to a drill or other stationary motorized buffer/polisher. A stator is fixedly mounted on the shaft and a rotor is rotatably mounted on the shaft, and each of the stator and rotor includes a respective hub and two or more arms extending radially from the respective hub, and each of the two or more arms defines a hole. A pad having first and second holes is mounted on the shaft with an arm of the stator extending through a first hole of the pad and an arm of the rotor extending through a second hole of the pad. The pads are secured in place with a connector extending through the hole of an arm of the stator and through a hole of an arm of the rotor so that the pads are sandwiched between the shaft assembly and the connectors.

1 . A buffing apparatus comprising:
 a shaft assembly connectable to a drill or stationary buffer/polisher;   a stator fixedly mounted on the shaft, the stator including a hub and two or more arms extending radially from the hub, each of the two or more arms defining a hole;   a rotor rotatably mounted on the shaft, the rotor including a hub and two or more arms extending radially from the hub, each of the two or more arms defining a hole;   two or more pads, each of which two or more pads defines a stator hole through which an arm of a hub of a stator extends, and a rotor hole through which an arm of a hub of a rotor extends; and   two or more connectors, each of which two or more connectors includes a stator end which extends through a hole defined in an arm of a hub of a stator, and a rotor end which extends through a hole defined in an arm of a hub of a rotor, such that the two or more pads are sandwiched between the shaft assembly and the two or more connectors.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more pads are fabricated from polyurethane foam. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more pads are fabricated from polyurethane foam having a density of 1.7 to 2.3 pounds per cubic foot. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a flexor extending axially from the shaft assembly, wherein the rotor is mounted on the flexor.