Patent ID: 7887391

Claim:
A device for polishing the surface of a media disc, the device comprising: a base; a support extending from the base; a plurality of rotatable disc platforms located on the base, each rotable disc platform having an upwardly facing surface for holding a media disc to be polished, the media disc having an upwardly facing surface; a polisher connected to the support at least partially above the disc platform, the polisher comprising a downwardly facing rotatable polishing head and a polishing pad, the polishing pad being fabricated from an abrasive material for polishing the surface of the media disc and being carried by the polishing head, the polishing head being movable between an upper position in which the polishing pad is above and out of contact with the upwardly facing surface of the media disc and a lower position in which the polishing pad is in contact with the upwardly facing surface of the media disc, the polishing head being in contact with the upwardly facing surface of the media discs on at least two of the rotatable disc platforms when the polishing head is in the lower position; and a driver for moving the polishing head between the upper and lower positions along a path that is perpendicular to the upper surface of the media disc.