Patent ID: 6971504

Claim:
An apparatus for making a conveyor belt with advertising, comprising: a roll of flexible belting material, said belting material having a white upper surface; a first motor driven geared winding stand, said first winding stand supporting said roll of belting material; a roll-fed digital plotter, said plotter operating at a speed compatible with said first winding stand; printing ink, said printing ink being formulated for use with said plotter and being suitable for permanent printing upon said upper surface of said belting material; a digital image of advertising material, said digital image being stored on either of magnetic and optical media; means for transmitting said digital image to said plotter; a drying chamber, said drying chamber drying said ink after said belting material passes through said plotter; a second motor driven geared winding stand, said second winding stand operating at a speed compatible with said plotter and being configured and disposed to receive said belting material from said drying chamber; a coating material; a coating station, said coating station being disposed adjacent said second winding stand and applying said coating material to said upper surface of said belting material after printing; an ultraviolet dryer, said ultraviolet dryer drying said coating material; a third motor driven geared winding stand, said third winding stand operating at a speed compatible with said second winding stand and being configured and disposed to receive said belting material from said ultraviolet dryer; a cutting station, said cutting station serving to trim said belting material into a series of belting members; said belting members having a first predetermined length, first and second parallel side edges and first and second ends; and a finishing station, said finishing station serving to affix means for removably attaching one of said first ends to one of said second ends and preparing said belting members for shipment.