Patent ID: 8216100

Claim:
A method of installing an endless belt in a belt module of an electrostatic marking machine which comprises: providing a belt installation guide having two separate movable wings, said wings each having connection apertures in their lower portions; pivotably connecting said wings to said belt module at a location adjacent to a belt path of said module, loosely draping an endless belt over a top portion of each pivotable wing; pivotably moving said wings away from each other to carry said supported belt to a substantially horizontal position at a top of said module; moving said belt around top drive belt rollers in said modules; moving a tubular extension adjacent a bottom belt drive roller in said module; sliding said belt inboard from said guide and said tubular extension onto said top and bottom rollers, respectively; engaging a belt-lightning mechanism to securely attach said belt around said rollers, and in a last step, remove said guide and said tubular extension from said modules.