US 2014/0150231 A1 · Method for Recycling Conveyor Belts

Abstract

A belting ladder including an elongated band of a flat flexible reinforced belting material having a plurality of longitudinally-spaced apertures each with a substantially transverse edge portion thereby forming rung-like features along the belting material to receive a person's foot or hand; and an attachment device at an end of the band. In certain desired embodiments, an attachment device secures the belting ladder to a storage arrangement for anchoring to a building. An endless belting ladder formed by an endless elongated band of a flat flexible reinforced belting material having a plurality of longitudinally-spaced apertures each with a substantially transverse edge portion thereby forming rung-like features along the belting material to receive a person's foot or hand.

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Dependent claims

A method for recycling conveyor belts comprising:

providing a conveyor belt which had been used on a conveyor;
forming the conveyor belt into a one piece elongate band having a length, width and thickness and being flexible to the extent that it can be rolled into a coil;
cutting a plurality longitudinally-spaced of apertures thorough the band to form a belting ladder such that each of the apertures has a substantially transverse edge portion for weight-bearing engagement by a person's foot or hand, the transverse edge portions having substantially the same thickness as the band thickness, the apertures and edge portions being permanently dimensioned to freely receive a person's foot;
providing an attachment device for holding the belting ladder in its use position;
and
securing the attachment device with respect to the band.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method for Recycling Conveyor Belts

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Abstract

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