Endless puzzle cut seamed belt
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsEdward L. Schlueter, Jr., Thomas C. Parker, Robert M. Ferguson, Robert N. Finsterwalder, Lucille M. Sharf, Laurence J. Lynd, David Battat
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Abstract
An endless flexible seamed belt with a mechanically invisible seam and substantially equivalent in performance to a seamless belt is formed by joining two ends of material from which the belt is fabricated each end of which has a plurality of mutually mating elements in a puzzle cut pattern which are in interlocking relationship in at least one plane and which when joined mechanically enable the flexible belt to essentially function as an endless belt having a substantially uniform thickness.
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An electrostatographic imaging apparatus endless flexible seamed belt formed by joining two ends of material from which the belt is fabricated each end of which has a plurality of mutually mating elements in a puzzle cut pattern the opposite surfaces of which are in interlocking relationship in at least one plane to prevent separation of the ends and which form a seam when joined mechanically in the absence of an adhesive between the mutually mating elements to enable the seamed flexible belt to essentially function as an endless belt having a substantially uniform thickness, wherein the tensile strength of the seam is at least about 80% of the tensile strength of the belt material.
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