Patent ID: 7128674
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: F16G

Abstract:
1. A frictionally engaged driving belt, comprising: a base body; a cover layer disposed on said base body, wherein said base body and said cover layer are formed of a selected one of a rubber material, an elastomeric synthetic material, and a mixture of a rubber material and an elastomeric synthetic material; and a tractive layer embedded in the selected one of the rubber material, the elastomeric synthetic material, and the mixture of the rubber material and the elastomeric synthetic material, wherein at least a portion of a surface of the belt is provided with a flocking material of short aramid fibers, wherein only a portion of the longitudinal extent of at least a portion of the aramid fibers is bound into the surface, and wherein the remainder of the belt that does not form the surface of the belt is devoid of fibers.