Patent ID: 7942773

Claim:
A single strand banded power transmitting V-belt, comprising: (a) a generally trapezoidal shaped belt body formed of rubber, including a compression section, a tension section, and a load-carrying section; (b) said belt body having top, bottom and side surfaces, the side surfaces being inclined and converging toward one another, and the load-carrying section extending substantially parallel to at least one of the top and bottom surfaces and intercepting the side surfaces intermediate the top and bottom surfaces; (c) at least one ply of a band fabric which traverses and is bonded to the bottom surface and each of the side surfaces of the belt body so as to cover the load-carrying section at the position that it intercepts the side surfaces of the belt body; and (d) at least one other ply of band fabric of general inverted U-shape traverses and is bonded to the top surface of the belt, and extends down and overlaps the one ply of band fabric on each of the side surfaces of the belt at a point to or below where the load carrying section intercepts the side surfaces, and wherein neither said one ply nor said other ply of band fabric overlaps with itself.