Patent ID: 8190073

Claim:
An endless belt, comprising: an endless belt body having opposite first and second widthwise ends spaced apart in a width direction; and first and second meandering prevention members in the form of a flat bars and adapted to prevent meandering of the belt body, wherein: the belt body includes a folded trace extending in the width direction of the belt body; the first meandering prevention member is attached on the first widthwise end of a circumferential surface of the belt body such that a first widthwise end of the folded trace is covered by the first meandering prevention member and opposite longitudinal ends of the first meandering prevention member substantially abut each other in a rotating direction of the belt body; a first abutting portion at the opposite ends of the first meandering prevention member is arranged at a position displaced from the folded trace by a specified distance in the rotating direction of the belt body; the second meandering prevention member is attached on the second widthwise end of the circumferential surface of the belt body such that a second widthwise end of the folded trace is covered by the second meandering prevention member and opposite longitudinal ends of the second meandering prevention substantially abut each other in the rotating direction of the belt body; and a second abutting portion at the opposite ends of the second meandering prevention member is arranged at a position displaced from the folded trace by a specified distance in the rotating direction of the belt body.