Method of manufacturing belt and buckle assembly

摘要

A belt designed to simulate the appearance of an expensive leather belt comprises a belt strap to form exclusively of molded plastic and having its front face and edge substantially uniformly machine finished. A fastening means is secured to the belt strap adjacent one end thereof for operatively fastening the one strap end to the other strap end. An intermediate device for the simultaneous transport of a plurality of belt straps from a molding system and into and from a finishing system comprises a sheet of release paper defining a carrier and a plurality of belt straps of molded plastic having their back faces secured to the front face of the carrier for movement therewith as a unit. During the manufacturing method, the sheet of release paper is removably secured to the backing of a plurality of belt straps, optionally to emboss a pattern thereon, and then used as a carrier for the removal of the plurality of belt straps from the mold and for their transport through a finishing system, before separation of the release paper sheet and the plurality of belt straps.