ABRASIVE ARTICLE, METHOD OF MAKING SAME, AND ABRADING APPARATUS

摘要

The invention provides a substantially flat coated abrasive article (10) having a fabric reinforced backing (11) which may include engaging elements such as hooks (19) for releasable attachment to the surface of an abrading apparatus and a method of making the article (10). The invention also provid es an abrading apparatus which includes a back-up pad having releasably attache d thereto the abrasive article. The article comprises a substantially flat she et- like substrate (11a) comprised of thermoplastic material and a porous fibrou s reinforcing element (14) contained within the substrate (11a) and an abrasiv e layer (15) disposed on a surface of the substrate. The opposite surface of t he substrate may include the engaging elements (19). The article (10) is made b y deploying the fabric (14) on a surface, depositing molten thermoplastic polymer over the fabric, removing the substrate (11) from the surface and applying the abrasive layer (15) to one surface of the substrate.