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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1994
Edward L Schlueter, Jr, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas C Parker, Rochester, NY (US);
Robert M Ferguson, Penfield, NY (US);
Robert N Finsterwalder, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
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.