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Covering for power transmission belt
Assignee: Dayco Products LLC
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Filing: 1977-11-02
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Granted: 1978-12-26
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Expires: 1997-11-02
Abstract
Abstract An endless power transmission belt having a trapezoidal cross-section comprising a belt body, two cord fabric cover layers, and a layer of woven fabric located between said belt body and said cord fabric cover layers; said cord fabric comprising strength cords extending at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the belt, and weak tie strands holding said strength cords in parallel position, the strength cords of one cord fabric cover layer extending at substantially opposite angles to the strength cords of the other cord fabric cover layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack D. White, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:17
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16G; F16G5/00; F16G5/04; F16G5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
An endless power transmission belt having a trapezoidal cross-section comprising a belt body, two cord fabric cover layers, and a layer of woven fabric located between said belt body and said cord fabric cover layers; said cord fabric comprising strength cords extending at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the belt, and weak tie strands holding said strength cords in parallel position, the strength cords of one cord fabric cover layer extending at substantially opposite angles to the strength cords of the other cord fabric cover layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
An endless power transmission belt having a trapezoidal cross-section comprising a belt body, two cord fabric cover layers, and a layer of woven fabric located between said belt body and said cord fabric cover layers; said cord fabric comprising strength cords extending at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the belt, and weak tie strands holding said strength cords in parallel position, the strength cords of one cord fabric cover layer extending at substantially opposite angles to the strength cords of the other cord fabric cover layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The belt of claim 1 wherein said belt body is made primarily of elastomeric materials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The belt of claim 2 wherein said belt body comprises a compression section, a load-carrying section and a tension section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The belt of claim 3 wherein said compression section comprises an elastomeric material having discrete fibers dispersed therethrough.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The belt of claim 4 wherein said fibers are oriented substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said belt.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of covering an endless power transmission belt comprising the steps of providing a belt body having a trapezoidal cross-section, applying a woven fabric layer around said body, forming a first cord fabric with strength cords and weak tie strands holding said cords in a parallel direction, applying said first cord fabric as a first cover layer around said woven fabric layer, forming a second cord fabric similar to said first cord fabric, and applying said second cord fabric as a second cover layer around said first cover layer so that the strength cords of said first and second cover layers extend at substantially opposite angles to each other.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of covering an endless power transmission belt comprising the steps of providing a belt body having a trapezoidal cross-section, applying a woven fabric layer around said body, forming a first cord fabric with strength cords and weak tie strands holding said cords in a parallel direction, applying said first cord fabric as a first cover layer around said woven fabric layer, forming a second cord fabric similar to said first cord fabric, and applying said second cord fabric as a second cover layer around said first cover layer so that the strength cords of said first and second cover layers extend at substantially opposite angles to each other.
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