Patent ID: 8028391

Claim:
A belt lacer for clinching belt lacing elements along an end of a belt, the belt lacer comprising: a support configured to support the belt and the belt lacing elements during the clinching of the belt lacing elements to the belt end; a carriage adapted to be shifted relative to the lacing elements along the support; upper and lower clinching rollers mounted to the carriage adapted for clinching the belt lacing elements to the belt end; and a carriage drive configured to continuously shift the carriage along the support to clinch the belt lacing elements to the belt and being operable in either one of a first manual mode or a second power mode; wherein the carriage drive comprises a first manual drive configured to receive a manual input force for causing the carriage to be continuously shifted along the support with the upper and lower clinching rollers rolling over and past the belt lacing elements for clinching the belt lacing elements to the belt end in the first manual mode; and a second power drive configured to receive a motor drive force for causing the carriage to be continuously shifted along the support at a faster travel speed than in the first manual mode with the upper and lower roller clinching rollers rolling over and past the belt lacing elements for clinching the belt lacing elements to the belt end in the second power mode.