Replaceable buffing pad assembly

Claim 1

A reversible soft edged buffing pad for use with a power driven tool comprising: A. a support disc constructed of hard material having a hard surface, said support disc being the only support for said buffing pad, having radial rigidity and defining a central aperture therethrough; B. attaching means integral with said support disc at said central aperture for receiving a power tool drive member for rotating said pad, said attaching means being the only means for securing said buffing pad to a power tool; C. first and second buffing layers each including: 1. a layer of base material having first and second sides and defining a central aperture therethrough 2. tufted buffing material permanently secured to said base material and extending outwardly from said first side and to the periphery of said layer; D. means permanently securing said second sides of said base material to opposite surfaces of said support disc, said base material and said tufted bufing material extending beyond the periphery of said support disc for a distance substantially less than the radius of said support member, said second sides of said base material being secured to each other co-extensive with the portion thereof extending beyond the periphery of said support disc; and E. said apertures in said base material being aligned with said aperture in said support disc, whereby said pad may be attached to a power tool from either side of said pad.