Patent ID: 6872159

Claim:
A belt possessing a belt length and comprising a belt body comprising a cured elastomer composition; a tensile member embedded in the belt body and comprising a yarn comprising a carbon fiber; a cord treatment composition comprising an elastomer latex coating at least a portion of said carbon fiber, and characterized in that: a) said cord treatment composition further comprises a resorcinol-formaldehyde reaction product; and b) said cord treatment composition possesses an elastic modulus at a temperature of 20° C. to be within the range of from about 1.0×10 7 dynes/cm 2 to about 5.0×10 8 dynes/cm 2 , and at a temperature of 100° C. to be within the range of from about 5.0×10 6 dynes/cm 2 to about 4.0×10 8 dynes/cm 2 .