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US 5,549,193 AGranted
Endless seamed belt
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsEdward L. Schlueter, Jr., Thomas C. Parker, Robert M. Ferguson, Robert N. Finsterwalder
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AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsEdward L. Schlueter, Jr., Thomas C. Parker, Robert M. Ferguson, Robert N. Finsterwalder
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An endless flexible seamed belt formed by joining two ends of the material from which the belt is fabricated is provided, the belt having at least one overlapping, butting, interlocking joint to form the endless belt, each end of the at least one overlapping butting, joint, contains a pair of interlocking members having a male projection and a female receptacle geometrically oriented so that the female receptacle on the first end receives the male projection on the second end and the male projection on the first end is received by the female receptacle on the second end to form a joint between the first and second ends, at least one receptacle being formed within and having a substantial depth in a portion of the belt material at the belt ends, at least one projection and receptacle pair being sized and shaped to form at least one pair of mutually mating elements in a combination overlapping, butting and interlocking joint to form the endless belt.
An endless flexible seamed belt formed by joining two ends of a material from which the belt is fabricated, said belt having a plurality of overlapping, butting, interlocking joints to form the endless belt, each end of the overlapping butting, joints, comprising a pair of interlocking members comprising a male projection and a female receptacle geometrically oriented so that the female receptacle on the first end receives the male projection on the second end and the male projection on the first end is received by the female receptacle on the second end to form a joint between said first and second ends, said receptacle being formed within and having a substantial depth in a portion of the belt material at the belt ends, said projection and receptacle pair being sized and shaped to form at least one pair of mutually mating elements in a combination overlapping, butting and interlocking joint to form the endless belt.
An endless flexible seamed belt formed by joining two ends of a material from which the belt is fabricated, said belt having at least one overlapping, butting, interlocking joint to form the endless belt, each end of said at least one overlapping, butting, interlocking joint, comprising a pair of interlocking members comprising a male projection and a female receptacle geometrically oriented so that the female receptacle on the first end receives the male projection on the second end and the male projection on the first end is received by the female receptacle on the second end to form a joint between said first and second ends, said receptacle being formed within and having a substantial depth in a portion of the belt material at the belt ends, wherein dimensional tolerances between said male projection and female receptacle are from about 0.0005 inches to about 0.002 inches, said projection and receptacle pair being sized and shaped to form at least one pair of mutually mating elements in a combination overlapping, butting and interlocking joint to form the endless belt.
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