Patent ID: 8474087

Claim:
Apparatus for cleaning all grades of abrasive bonded to a backing material, to extend its useful life, said apparatus comprising: a thin, rectangular article including a) a first base layer, an upper surface of said base layer defining a first plane; b) means to attach said base layer to a portion of a person's anatomy, said means to attach including a pair of parallel slots extending through said base layer interconnected by a transverse slit whereby a tab having three sides defined by said pair of parallel slots and said transverse slit may function both by remaining in said first plane and be captured by a wearer's belt looped through said pair of parallel slots and, alternatively, said tab may be pushed out of plane below said first plane and inserted into a wearer's pocket; c) a second layer attached to an upper surface of said base layer, said second layer being a cleaning layer formed of flocked foam for clearing the abrasive of accumulated particles.