Puzzle cut seamed belt with bonding between adjacent surfaces by UV cured adhesive

摘要

An endless flexible seamed belt formed by joining two ends of material from which the belt is fabricated each end of which has a plurality of mutually mating elements in a puzzle cut pattern the opposite surfaces of which are in interlocking relationship to prevent separation of the ends and which form a seam when joined mechanically to enable the seamed flexible belt to essentially function as an endless belt having a substantially uniform thickness, said seam having voids between the surfaces of mutually mating elements, the opposite surfaces of the puzzle cut pattern being bound by an adhesive which has been cured by exposure to ultraviolet radiation and joined together to enable the seamed flexible belt to essentially function as an endless belt.