Patent ID: 8029340
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: B24B,B24D

Abstract:
1. A system for use with a surface care tool, said surface care tool comprising a drive spindle and an externally threaded portion integrally formed on the drive spindle, the system comprising a backing plate, the backing plate comprising a hub, a surface care media attached to the backing plate, and a quick mount adapter for selectively attaching the backing plate to the tool and releasing the backing plate from the tool, the quick mount adapter comprising an inner sleeve member and an outer sleeve member, the sleeve members being axially movable and spring-biased in relation to one another, a plurality of balls disposed between the sleeve members to engage a groove that is disposed within the hub of the backing plate, wherein the balls disposed between the sleeve members are used to selectively capture the hub of the backing plate within the quick mount adapter when the balls are held within the hub groove, said hub further comprising a centrally-disposed and threaded inner aperture, said threaded inner aperture being complementary to the threaded portion of the drive spindle of the surface care tool such that the backing plate can be used without the outer sleeve member, the inner sleeve member, the plurality of balls and the hub groove.