Patent ID: 8827687

Claim:
An endless belt molding apparatus comprising in combination: a mandrel tool with an inner open housing comprising: two metal rounded caps connectable by threaded rods, said caps having outer and inner faces, said threaded rods having belt distancing locking nuts movably positioned thereon; said caps having apertures therein configured to receive said threaded rods and configured to secure said caps to said threaded rods, said belt distancing locking nuts positioned on said threaded rods and located in said inner open housing, said belt distancing locking nuts configured to securely hold an endless belt in place as said endless belt is wound around outside portions of said threaded rods during a curing operation; at least one internal open space formed between the two metal rounded caps and configured to allow uniform heating of the endless belt during a curing process since it is the only part that needs to reach an appropriate curing time and temperature; and an oven to heat the endless belt on the mandrel tool with an inner open housing for a predetermined curing time and temperature; wherein the two metal rounded caps comprise steps located in their inner faces to form upper and lower steps, said upper and lower steps configured to receive and securely hold said coated endless belt during said curing process; wherein during the curing process a ramp up temperature is reduced since the coated endless belt is an only part that needs to reach an appropriate temperature; wherein one of the apertures is configured to receive a rod for rotating the endless belt during coating and heating.