Patent ID: 7036533

Claim:
A woven fabric bell device, a connecting device ( 7 a ′; 7 b ′) being provided at at least one end of the woven fabric belt ( 20 ′, 21 ′), said connecting device being connectable to another connecting device ( 7 b ′; 7 a ′) of the same belt or of another one through a detachable connecting mechanism ( 9 ′), a number of certain longitudinal yarns ( 2 ′, 2 ″) extending from the fabric ( 20 ′) along a section ( 4 ′, 40 ″) assigned to the end of the woven fabric belt, wherein the extending sections ( 4 ′, 40 ″) of the longitudinal yarns ( 2 ′, 2 ′) are arranged so as to rest on at least one side of the woven fabric belt ( 20 ′, 21 ′) in a region located in front of the connecting device ( 7 a ′; 7 b ′) to form a support ( 10 ′; 10 ″) for protecting the connecting devices ( 7 a ′; 7 b ′) when the woven fabric belt travels over a working area (AF), characterized in that the longitudinal yarns ( 2 ′, 2 ″) resting on the at least one side of the woven fabric belt ( 20 ′, 21 ′) are out, so that the yarns ( 2 ′, 2 ″) have an open end, which open end is directed to the connecting device ( 7 b ′) or which open end is directed away from the connecting device ( 7 a ′).