Method and apparatus for the manufacture of laminated fabric belting

Claim 1

AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF LAMINATED FABRIC BELTING, SAID METAL CONSISTING OF DRAWING FABRIC SHEET OF INDEFINITE LENGTH FROM A SPOOL AND IN A CONTINUOUS OPERATION, PASSING SAID SHEET THROUGH A TENSIONING DEVICE, DRYING THE SHEET TO REMOVE EXCESS MOISTURE, COOLING THE SHEET, PASSING THE SHEET THROUGH A COATING BATH, SCRAPING EXCESS COATING MATERIAL FROM THE SHEET HEATING THE SHEET TO SOLIDIFY THE COATING, FIXING A TAILER TO ONE END OF SAID FABRIC SHEET AND WINDING THE TAILER AND COATED FABRIC SHEET ON ANOTHER SPOOL, CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF EACH COATED FABRIC SHEET TO A HEAT RESISTANT LEADER, MOUNTING A PLURALITY OF SPOOLS HAVING THE COATED FABRIC SHEETS THEREON ON INDEPENDENT MOVABLE CARRIERS, CONNECTING SAID LEADERS TO A PULL THROUGH UNIT, DRAWING THE LEADERS AND THE RESPECTIVE SHEETS UNDER TENSION BETWEEN HEATERS, THROUGH A SUPPLEMENTARY HEATING ZONE, BETWEEN LAMINATING ROLLERS AND PRESSURE ROLLERS AND THROUGH A COOLING ZONE, THENCE OVER A GUIDE ROLLER OR ROLLERS, SEVERING THE LEADERS FROM THE LAMINATED BELT WHEN SAID LEADERS PASS THROUGH THE PULL THROUGH UNIT, PASSING THE LAMINATED BELT UNDER TENSION AROUND A WINDING ROLLER, STOPPING THE HEATING OPERATION AND SEVERING THE TAILERS FROM THE RESPECTIVE SHEETS PRIOR TO SAID TAILERS REACHING THE LAMINATING ROLLERS.