Patent ID: 6102823
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: F16G

Abstract:
A power transmission belt comprising:a center belt having a length, an inside surface and an outside surface;an upper block having a leading face, a trailing face, and laterally oppositely facing pulley-engaging side surfaces;a lower block having a leading face, a trailing face, and laterally oppositely facing pulley-engaging side surfaces; andmeans for maintaining the upper block, lower block and center belt together in an operative relationship,said maintaining means comprising means for connecting the upper and lower blocks to each other without penetrating the center belt,at least one of the pulley-engaging side surfaces on at least one of the upper and lower blocks being uninterrupted between the leading and trailing faces on the one of the upper and lower blocks so that the at least one side surface can engage a cooperating pulley surface along an uninterrupted line between the leading and trailing faces of the at least one side surface.