Patent ID: 6506277
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B23Q,B24B,B24D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of attaching an abrasive sheet to a support surface of a backup pad, wherein the abrasive sheet is larger than said support surface, and wherein the abrasive sheet includes an attachment surface for attachment to the support surface, comprising the steps of:a) providing the abrasive sheet in a holder of a dispenser such that the attachment surface of the abrasive sheet is exposed, the holder being sized and configured to closely conform to a periphery of the abrasive sheet, wherein the dispenser also includes a spacer within the holder, wherein the spacer is sized and configured to closely conform to a periphery of the backup pad; b) contacting the periphery of the backup pad against the spacer to thereby orient the backup pad relative to the abrasive sheet such that the periphery of the abrasive sheet extends beyond a periphery of the support surface of the backup pad; c) while the backup pad is so oriented, contacting the backup pad against the attachment surface of the abrasive sheet so as to attach the abrasive sheet to the backup pad; and d) removing the backup pad and attached abrasive sheet from the holder.