(19)
(11) EP 0 043 727 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.01.1982 Bulletin 1982/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.01.1982 Bulletin 1982/02

(21) Application number: 81303082

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.1981
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 07.07.1980 GB 8022162

(71) Applicant: RYE MACHINERY LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Barnett, Roger
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(54) Surface treatment wheels and shoes for supporting a moving belt


(57) A shoe 1 for supporting a belt, e.g. a sanding belt has a belt supporting surface 2 non-linear in cross-section perpendicular to the direction of belt extension and shaped such that a belt may bend sharply around the surface 2 in its direction of extension whilst conforming to the surface 2 without stretching. A sanding wheel comprises a plurality of such shoes 1 arranged as spokes of the wheel, which may be unitary in construction, and having a sanding belt extending around the wheel.







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