Patent ID: 6168544
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
A lagging material for application to the surface of a pulley, said material being integrally formed in elongate strip form and having an upper surface including a plurality of discrete nodules extending therefrom such that a free end of each nodule is capable of undergoing axial and lateral deflection responsive to the action of a conveyor belt, wherein the axis of each nodule is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the upper surface of the lagging, said nodules being integral with the said upper surface and formed from the same material and arranged on said upper surface according to a predetermined pattern and including a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart elongate and transversely extending cutting sipes laterally defined by the nodules so as to form a partial or complete boundary wall of each sipe, wherein said nodules are arranged over the upper surface of said material so as to allow cutting of a predetermined size of lagging material from a larger sheet or strip of said lagging material by effecting cuts along or across said cutting sipes and between individual said nodules.