Inflatable endless belt and support therefor

Claim 1

AN ENDLESS BELT AND SUPPORT THEREFOR COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED ELEMENTS AFFORDING RESPECTIVE AXES OF ROTATION; MEANS INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID ELEMENTS WITH SAID AXES IN SUBTANTIALLY PARALLEL ALIGNMENT; AN ENDLESS BELT TRAINED ABOUT SAID ELEMENTS FOR CIRCUITOUS MOVEMENT THEREAROUND, THE BELT HAVING SPACED OPPOSED INNER AND OUTER WALLS AND PREDETERMINED UPPER AND LOWER RUNS; A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE PLATES INTERCONNECTING THE UPPER AND LOWER RUNS OF THE BELT AND SAID ELEMENTS AND THEREWITH DEFINING A CHAMBER; MEANS ADAPTED TO SUPPLY A PRESSURE FLUID TO SAID CHAMBER AT A PREDETERMINED INLET FLOW RATE, SAID CHAMBER HAVING AN EXHAUST VALVE OPENING PERMITTING CONTINUOUS ESCAPE OF SAID PRESSURE FLUID AT A RATE PROPORTIONED TO SAID INLET FLOW RATE SO THAT FLUID AT A A POSITIVE PRESSURE IS MAINTAINED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURES DISSIPATED BY EXHAUST THROUGH THE OPENING; AND POWER MEANS DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID SPACED ELEMENTS TO ROTATE THE SAME AND MOTIVATE THE BELT IN A CIRCUITOUS PATH ABOUT SAID ELEMENTS.