Patent ID: 6676499
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A grinding wheel mounting system for use with primary and secondary circular abrasive disks, the primary abrasive disks having diameters larger than the diameters of the secondary abrasive disks, the mounting system comprising:a circular backup pad having a diameter approximately corresponding to a diameter of a secondary abrasive pad; and a cylindrical hub operatively associated with said backup pad, said hub comprising: a first end having a first set of threads for securing said hub to a drive unit; and a second end having a face to which a grinding disk is mountable, said second end having: a second set of threads internally formed therein, sized to receive male threads of a first type of mounting member to secure a grinding disk thereon; and a third set of externally formed threads, sized to receive female threads of a second type of mounting member to secure a grinding disk thereon.