Patent ID: 7178663

Claim:
Conductor loop ( 5 , 9 , 11 , 14 ) that is embedded in a polymer material, particularly an elastomer material, and is present as a flex construction, comprising a single flex, or multiple flexes, whereby each flex, in turn, is formed from 2 to 15 individual wires ( 8 ), particularly as a component of a conveyor belt ( 1 ), which comprises a support side ( 2 ), a running side ( 3 ), and an embedded strength support ( 4 ), whereby the conveyor belt is provided with at least one conductor loop, wherein the conductor loop ( 5 , 9 , 11 , 14 ) is configured as an open flex helix ( 7 ), whereby each individual wire ( 8 ) is enclosed by polymer material; and wherein the individual wire diameter of the flex helix ( 7 ) is 0.01 to 0.2 mm.