Method of manufacturing laminated pad

• US 6,464,815 B1
• Filed: 05/05/2000
• Issued: 10/15/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wallace J. Beaudry
• Original Assignee: Wallace J. Beaudry
• Inventors: Beaudry, Wallace J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Aftergut, Jeff H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rossi, Jessica
• Application Number:
  US09/566,171
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 156/199-204, 156/226-227, 156/250, 156/253, 156/269, 604/358-402, 152/08, 152/091, 152/101, 152/105, 152/22, 152/23, 152/301.2, 512/97
• US Class Current: 156/202
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/11 Polishing devices for nails
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/16 Cloths; Pads; Sponges metal scraping sponges A47L13/07
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 23/05 with applicators for shoe polish
• CPC Class Codes: B24D 15/04 resilient; with resiliently-mounted operative surface
• CPC Class Codes: B24D 3/002 Flexible supporting members, e.g. paper, woven, plastic materials
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 48/001 Combinations of extrusion moulding with other shaping operations
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 48/0019 combined with shaping by flattening, folding or bending
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 48/08 flexible, e.g. films
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 69/001 a shaping technique combined with cutting, e.g. in parts or slices combined with rearranging and joining the cut parts for reinforced material B29C70/545; B29C49/4278, B29C51/268 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 83/949 Continuous or wound supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1007 Running or continuous length work
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1008 Longitudinal bending
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/101 Prior to or during assembly with additional lamina
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1011 Overedge bending or overedge folding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1015 Folding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1051 by folding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1057 Subsequent to assembly of laminae
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1084 of continuous or running length bonded web
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/21 Circular sheet or circular blank
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2486 with outer strippable or release layer

Abstract

A laminated pad and method of manufacturing such pad wherein the laminated pad includes a grip portion and a work surface. The work surface may be comprised of any of a variety of substances including absorbent material, abrasive material, or polishing material. The grip portion may be upstanding for facile gripping with one'"'"'s fingers.

Claims

1. The method of making a laminated pad comprising a first layer having an exposed work surface, a second layer overlaying and secured to said first layer, said second layer including an intermediate manual gripping area, said second layer comprising two adjacent portions, each portion being folded to provide adjacent area, a first area of a first portion being adhesively attached to a first area of a second portion to provide said manual gripping area, a second area of said first portion and a second area of said second portion being adhesively attached to an opposite, unexposed surface of said first layer, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a continuous web of material, said material providing said work surface of said laminated pad and said unexposed surface;

providing a continuous strip of carrier material for supporting said continuous web;

providing a first continuous web of adhesive-backed material;

folding said first web of adhesive backed material along two predetermined folding areas located longitudinally coextensive of a length of said material to form said manual gripping area, wherein all exposed edges are adhesively coated;

providing a second continuous web of adhesive-backed material;

overlaying and coupling said second adhesive-backed material to a first side of said first, folded adhesive-backed material length;

coupling the supporting surface of said continuous web having said work surface to a second side of first, folded adhesive-backed material length to form said laminated pad;

die cutting said laminated pad into a predetermined pad configuration.