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AssigneeTerpo Holding B.V.
InventorsCornelis Henricus Jozef Van der Donk, Gerardus Dietz
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A chain of elastic bands (1) includes at least two elastic bands (3), wherein adjacent elastic bands are joined to one another by means of at least one bridging piece (4). The longitudinal direction (A) of the elastic bands preferably extends transversely to the longitudinal direction (C) of the chain of elastic bands (1). The chain of elastic bands may be produced from a flat, sheet-like web of elastic material (9), such as rubber, preferably natural rubber, in which essentially oval elastic bands (3) have been formed. The elastic bands have a constant width (B) all round. Adjacent elastic bands are preferably joined to one another by at least two bridging pieces (4), which are preferably each arranged at a transition between the adjacent longitudinal strips (5) and arc-shaped strips (6). The chain of elastic bands according to the invention can be rolled up into a roll or can be folded up to form a harmonica-like stack. Chains of elastic bands of this type can be produced, for example, from rubber which is still in the unvulcanized state or from an elastic plastic.
Chain of elastic bands (1, 30, 50, 70), comprising a multiplicity of elastic bands (3, 63, 71), each forming an endless loop enclosing a middle through passage (12), in which adjacent elastic bands are joined to one another by means of at least one connection (4, 33, 89), wherein the chain of elastic bands (1, 30, 50, 70) is formed in a flat, sheet-like web (9) of elastic material, and wherein the at least one connection is one of tearable and breakable.
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