Endless puzzle cut seamed belt
US5514436A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/19
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An endless flexible seamed belt with a mechanically invisible seam and substantially equivalent in performance to a seamless belt is formed by joining two ends of material from which the belt is fabricated each end of which has a plurality of mutually mating elements in a puzzle cut pattern which are in interlocking relationship in at least one plane and which when joined mechanically enable the flexible belt to essentially function as an endless belt having a substantially uniform thickness.
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