Patent ID: 6848978
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: B24B,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method of finishing a seam of a belt, the belt comprising a belt outer surface and a belt inner surface, the seam comprising a seam outer surface of a seam width with adhesive disposed thereon, the method comprising providing an abrasive finishing machine including an abrasive finishing media with a finishing surface, the method further comprising providing a backer bar, the backer bar comprising a backer bar surface with a backer surface curvature based on a backer bar radius, the method comprising: (a) positioning the backer bar surface against the belt inner surface so that the belt outer surface contacts the finishing surface to define a finishing contact arc with respect to the backer bar radius; (b) applying a tension, a feed rate and a pressure to the finishing media; and (c) using the finishing machine, finishing the seam to remove the adhesive material, including adjusting the backer bar radius so that the finishing contact arc covers the seam width.