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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
Applicant:
Shawn Xiang Wu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Shawn Xiang Wu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 1/28 (2006.01); F16G 5/20 (2006.01); B29D 22/00 (2006.01); B29D 23/00 (2006.01); B31B 45/00 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); D02G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power transmission belt comprising a polyester tensile cord having a heat shrinkage at 100° C. of less than 1% and/or a heat shrinkage at 150° C. of less than about 1.5% and/or a dimensional stability index of less than about 6%. The belt has a heat shrinkage after 24 hours at 100° C. of less than 1%. The polyester may be that sold under the trade name A360 or A363 by Performance Fibers, Inc. or equivalent polyethylene terephthalate. The tensile cord is particularly suited for use in V-belts for variable speed drives.