Seamed,conformable belt and method of making
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsDavid Battat, Edward L. Schlueter JR.
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Abstract
A seamed, conformable belt including a substrate having first and second opposing substantially planar surfaces, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end of the substrate form a first seam, and an elastomeric layer having a first end and a second end, wherein the elastomeric layer is adjacent and in contact with the first surface of the substrate and wherein the first end and the second end of the elastomeric layer form a second detachable, substantially planar seam.
Claims23
A seamed, conformable belt comprising:
- a substrate having first and second opposing substantially planar surfaces, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end of the substrate form a first seam, and
- an elastomeric layer having a first end and a second end, wherein the elastomeric layer is adjacent and in contact with the first surface of the substrate and wherein the first end and the second end of the elastomeric layer form a second, detachable substantially planar seam.
A seamed, conformable belt comprising:
- a substrate having first and second opposing substantially planar surfaces, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end of the substrate is bonded to the second end of the substrate to form a first seam, and
- an elastomeric layer having a first end and a second end, wherein the elastomeric layer is adjacent and in contact with the first surface of the substrate and wherein the first end of the elastomeric layer is bonded to the second end of the elastomeric layer to form a second substantially planar seam.
A method for forming a seamed, conformable belt comprising:
- providing a substrate having first and second opposing substantially planar surfaces, a first end, and a second end;
- coating the first surface of the substrate with an elastomeric layer having a first end and a second end;
- positioning the first end and the second end of the substrate to form a first seam;
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- positioning the first end and the second end of the elastomeric layer to form a second, detachable substantially planar seam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.