The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Frederic Pember Andresen

Jenny Zhaoxia Yu

David Joseph Maguire

An improved agricultural belting ( ) formed of multiple fabric by layers ( or ), interposing rubber layers ( ) and rubber cover layers ( ). The fabric plies are a woven of warp yarns ( ) extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt ( ) and fill yarns ( ) extending in the transverse direction of the belt ( ). To optimize the transverse stiffness of the belting and other properties of the belt, any of the fabric plies ( , or ) are formed with selective replacement of the multifilament fill yarns ( ) with monofilament cords ( ). The fabric ply ( , or ) formed with monofilament cords ( ) has at most fifty percent monofilament fill cords ( ).

Agricultural belting

A belting ( ) reinforced with at least one fabric ply ( ). The fabric ply ( ) is a composite fabric ( ). The fabric ( ) has two woven layers ( ) and an intermediate third layer of straight warp yarns ( ). The woven layers ( ) and straight warp yarns ( ) are bound together by a plurality of binder yarns ( ). Each layer ( ) of the fabric ( ) contributes substantially 25-40% to the overall strength of the fabric ( ). The composite fabric ( ) may be used in a multi-ply belting ( ) for heavy duty applications; wherein the fabric ply ( ) is the center ply ( ) and provides approximately 50 to 75% of the overall belting strength. The fabric ( ) may also be used as a single reinforcing ply for light duty application belting.

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

Frederic Pember Andresen