| US 7,523,626 B2 | ||
| Conveyor belt | ||
| Francis Enzien, Bow, N.H. (US); John F. Porter, St. Catharines (Canada); Michael A. Kennedy, Albion, N.Y. (US); David L. Spanton, Albion, N.Y. (US); Philip J. Fusco, Francestown, N.H. (US); and Lee D. Markel, Jr., Albion, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Wayne, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 01, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/956,729. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0073752 A1, Apr. 06, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. D04B 21/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 66—195 | 44 Claims |
| 1. A conveyor belt comprising:
a set of warp knitted yarns configured in warp oriented wales;
a set of weft insert yarns inserted in the set of warp oriented wales and having a cross-sectional aspect ratio at least about
2:1; and
a set of warp insert yarns having a cross-sectional aspect ratio less than about 2:1,
wherein the set of weft insert yarns overlie the set of warp insert yarns and are coupled to the warp insert yarns by the
set of warp knitted yarns.
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