Method for splicing a belt
OwnerTroy D. Dolan, Joseph Gibsoninventors
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Abstract
The invention is a method of joining two belt ends together, either laterally or longitudinally, and the resulting belt. The two ends can be of two different belts being joined, a short section added to replace a damaged section of a belt, or two ends of the same belt. Moreover, the belt or belts can be damaged or intentionally cut in preparation of their joining. The belt ends are stripped of their rubber or elastomeric coating that covers the cord core, and the ends can be fashioned in any shape such that one belt end complements the other end when abutted. The ends are joined and a new rubber layer is then bonded to the belt above and below the cord core.
Claims69
A method of joining a first belt end to a second belt end, wherein said first belt end and said second belt end are each comprised of a cord core with an upper surface and a lower surface, a first coating disposed on said upper surface, and a second coating disposed on said lower surface, comprising the following steps:
- stripping a portion of said first coating and a portion of said second coating from said first belt end and said second belt end, exposing a portion of said upper surface and a portion of said lower surface of each of said first belt end and said second belt end;
- abutting said first belt end to said second belt end;
- joining said first belt end to said second belt end;
- applying a first rubber layer over said exposed portions of said upper surface of said first belt end and said upper surface of said second belt end;
- applying a second rubber layer over said exposed portions of said lower surface of said first belt end and said lower surface of said second belt end;
- and
- bonding said first rubber layer and said second rubber layer to said first belt end and said second belt end.
A method of splicing a first end of a first belt to a second end of a second belt, wherein said first belt and said second belt are each comprised of a cord core with an upper surface and a lower surface, a first coating disposed on said upper surface, and a second coating disposed on said lower surface, comprising the following steps:
- stripping said first coating and said second coating from an area surrounding each of said first end and said second end;
- abutting said first end to said second end;
- joining said first end to said second end;
- applying a first rubber layer over said area surrounding each of said first end and said second end;
- applying a second layer of rubber under said area surrounding each of said first end and said second end;
- and
- bonding said area.
A method of splicing a first end of a belt to a second end of said belt, wherein said belt is comprised of a cord core with an upper surface and a lower surface, a first coating disposed on said upper surface, and a second coating disposed on said lower surface, comprising the following steps:
- stripping said first coating and said second coating from an area surrounding each of said first end and said second end;
- abutting said first end to said second end;
- joining said first end to said second end;
- applying a first rubber layer over said area surrounding each of said first end and said second end;
- applying a second layer of rubber under said area surrounding each of said first end and said second end;
- and
- bonding said area.
A belt comprised of a cord core with an upper surface and a lower surface, a first coating disposed on said upper surface, and a second coating disposed on said lower surface, produced by a method comprising the steps of:
- stripping a portion of said first coating and a portion of said second coating from a first belt end and a second belt end, exposing a portion of said upper surface and said lower surface of each of said first belt end and said second belt end;
- abutting said first belt end to said second belt end;
- joining said first belt end to said second belt end;
- applying a first rubber layer over said exposed portions of said upper surface of said first belt end and said upper surface of said second belt end;
- applying a second rubber layer under said exposed portions of said lower surface of said first belt end and said lower surface of said second belt end;
- and
- bonding said first rubber layer and said second rubber layer to said first belt end and said second belt end.
A belt comprised of a cord core with an upper surface and a lower surface, a first coating disposed on said upper surface, and a second coating disposed on said lower surface, produced by a method comprising the steps of:
- stripping a portion of said first coating and a portion of said second coating from a first belt end and a second belt end, exposing a portion of said upper surface and said lower surface of each of said first belt end and said second belt end;
- abutting said first belt end to said second belt end;
- sewing said first belt end to said second belt end using a sewing pattern;
- applying a first rubber layer over said exposed portions of said upper surface of said first belt end and said upper surface of said second belt end;
- applying a second rubber layer over said exposed portions of said lower surface of said first belt end and said lower surface of said second belt end;
- and
- bonding said first rubber layer and said second rubber layer to said first belt end and said second belt end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.