| 摘要 |
BELT FASTENER SYSTEM A two-piece fastener system for joining opposed ends of a belt material to form a continuous belt, each joining member having at least two sets of channels and lips formed in a direction to extend across the width of the belt material. The channels and lips are formed to be mutually mating such that the lips of one joining member fill the corresponding channels of the other joining member, and vice versa. The joining members are coupled to opposed ends of the belt material such that one joining member has its channels open in an upward direction while the channels of the other joining member are open in a downward direction, so that looping of the belt material to bring the opposed ends in proximity to form an endless belt will result in the joining members being oriented in an arrangement allowing their mutual mating. The joining members may be bonded to exterior surfaces of the belt material or, through use of a belt end splitting tool of the present invention, bonded into slits formed in the belt ends. Alternately, the joining members may be vulcanized to the belt ends or formed integrally thereon. The joint thus formed may be reopened by separating the joining members along their lengths. (?)
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