Patent ID: 7657960

Claim:
A buffing system, comprising: a power buffer having a rotatable spindle; a buffing pad assembly having a mounting plate and at least one buffing pad affixed to a side of the mounting plate, the mounting plate having a central aperture, a circular ring disposed within said central aperture and a pin extending diametrically at least partially across the aperture, the pin comprising a magnetically attractive material; and a connector, which is separate and distinct from the buffing pad assembly, having a main body adapted to fixedly engage the spindle, the connector further having a head end extending from the main body and having a circular cross-section sized to engage the circular ring, the head end further having a slot sized to engage the pin, the slot further comprising a distal portion extending axially along the head end, a proximal portion extending axially along the head end offset from the distal portion, and a transition portion joining the distal and proximal portions, the main body further comprising a permanent magnet disposed therein having at least one surface adjacent to the proximal portion of the slot; wherein, the buffing pad assembly, including the mounting plate and the at least one buffing pad, is selectively affixed to the connector by manipulating the head end into the aperture and moving the pin through the slot until reaching the proximal portion, whereupon the pin is retained by the magnetic attraction of the permanent magnet.