The Gates Rubber Company

Alfred L Stecklein

Jerome M Daugherty

A single or multiple strand molded notch V-belt and a method for its production is described. The method is characterized by use of an open-ended mold having rigid transverse notches and longitudinal ribs forming a plurality of mold cavities. The belt has undulating mold-formed notches which In one embodiment carry a fabric facing of a particular design to retard initiation and propagation of undercord cracks during operation of the belt around described sheaves.

V-Belt

A single or multiple strand molded notch V-belt and a method for its production is described. The method is characterized by use of an open-ended mold having rigid transverse notches and longitudinal ribs forming a plurality of mold cavities. The belt has undulating mold-formed notches which in one embodiment carry a fabric facing of a particular design to retard initiation and propagation of undercord cracks during operation of the belt around associated sheaves.

An integrally molded belt with at least one working element attached thereto by means of at least two spaced connectors transversely aligned in relation to the belt.

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Littleton, CO, United States of America

Alfred L Stecklein