Patent ID: 7223165

Claim:
An abrasive pad for a manual grinding machine, comprising: a pad body ( 13 ) made of plastic, wherein said pad body ( 13 ) has a flat contact surface ( 13 ) on which an abrasive sheet is placed; and hook-type fasteners extending from the contact surface ( 13 ) for creating an adhesive connection with the abrasive sheet, wherein the hook-like fasteners and contact surface are configured as one piece; wherein the hook-type fasteners ( 18 ) located in a circumferential edge zone ( 131 ) of the contact surface ( 13 ) have a greater axial height than the remaining hook-type fasteners ( 18 ) on the contact surface ( 13 ); and wherein the height of the hook-type fasteners ( 18 ) in the edge zone ( 131 ) decreases from its outer zone lines ( 131 a ) toward the inner zone line ( 131 b ).