Nonwoven surface finishing articles reinforced with a polymer backing layer and method of making same
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1. A method of manufacturing a surface treating article useful as a rotatable disc or an endless belt comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a non-woven, three-dimensional layer comprising an open, lofty web of crimped synthetic fibers adhesively bonded substantially at points of mutual contact with a binder material containing a plurality of abrasive particles, the non-woven layer having a Shore A durometer ranging from about 25 to 85;
(b) applying a hardenable, coatable composition over one major surface of the nonwoven sheet; and
(c) hardening the composition to form a continuous reinforcing polymeric layer having a thickness of about 175 to 1750 micrometers attached to and encapsulating one major surface of the nonwoven layer, the fibers from the nonwoven layer extending into and terminating in the polymeric layer to provide a surface which has substantially no fibers protruding therefrom, the polymeric providing greater resistance to heat build up than the one major surface of the nonwoven layer during abrasive and polishing applications.
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Abstract
Abrasive and polishing belts and discs suitable for offhand and automated article finishing comprising a lofty, nonwoven abrasive web optionally needled to a woven fabric and a polymeric layer coated on the woven fabric opposite the nonwoven layer or if no woven fabric, coated on the nonwoven layer.
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1. A method of manufacturing a surface treating article useful as a rotatable disc or an endless belt comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a non-woven, three-dimensional layer comprising an open, lofty web of crimped synthetic fibers adhesively bonded substantially at points of mutual contact with a binder material containing a plurality of abrasive particles, the non-woven layer having a Shore A durometer ranging from about 25 to 85; (b) applying a hardenable, coatable composition over one major surface of the nonwoven sheet; and (c) hardening the composition to form a continuous reinforcing polymeric layer having a thickness of about 175 to 1750 micrometers attached to and encapsulating one major surface of the nonwoven layer, the fibers from the nonwoven layer extending into and terminating in the polymeric layer to provide a surface which has substantially no fibers protruding therefrom, the polymeric providing greater resistance to heat build up than the one major surface of the nonwoven layer during abrasive and polishing applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of manufacturing a surface treating article useful as a rotatable disc or an endless belt, comprising the steps of
(a) providing a nonwoven, three-dimensional abrasive layer comprising an open, lofty web of crimped synthetic fibers; -
(b) positioning a woven fabric such that there is mutual contact between a first face of said fabric and said nonwoven material; (c) needling the nonwoven material through the fabric; (d) adhesively bonding the synthetic fibers at points of mutual contact with a binder material containing a plurality of abrasive particles the non-woven layer having a Shore A durometer ranging from about 25 to 85; (e)applying a hardenable, coatable composition over a second face of the woven fabric; and (f) hardening the composition to form a continuous reinforcing polymeric layer having a thickness of about 175 to 1750 micrometers attached to and encapsulating one major surface of the nonwoven layer, the fibers from the nonwoven extending through the woven fabric and terminating in the polymeric layer to provide a surface which has substantially no fibers protruding therefrom the polymeric layer providing greater resistance to heat build up than the second face of the woven fabric during abrasive and polishing applications. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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