Patent ID: 7975839

Claim:
An interlocker attached to an outer margin of a conveyor belt, comprising: a) a flexible beading including a head, a first lip and a second lip surrounding an outer margin of said conveyor belt, wherein said flexible beading's composition comprises: i) from about 97% w/w to about 99.4% w/w polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane; ii) from about 0.2% w/w to about 3% w/w polyparaphenylene terphthalamide fibers randomly dispersed and embedded in said polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane, wherein said polyparaphenylene terphthalamide fibers have diameters from about 10 micrometers to about 14 micrometers and lengths from about 3 millimeters to about 7 millimeters; iii) a tear strength of about 2400 Newtons or greater; and iv) a Shore A hardness of from about 70 to about 95; and b) at least one of said first lip or said second lip comprising teeth for meshing with a driver.