Title:
CONVEYOR BELT WITH ADVERTISING, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003074392
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A conveyor belt with advertising is fabricated by coating at least one flexible belting member with a vinyl size coating. A white base coat is applied over the vinyl size coating. Special white PVC coated belting material is also used. A variety of printing processes are used to print advertising images on the belting member. These processes include silkscreen, flexographic, offset and digital inkjet printing. The belting member may be coated with a clear coating material and cured under ultraviolet lighting. The belting members may be made in lengths shorter than the entire length of the conveyor belt with removable attachment means, permititng individual advertising images to be replaced without replacing the entire conveyor belt. Methods for fabricating the belting members including ink formulations, handling and drying steps are also described.
Inventors:
MOLINARO JOSEPH (US)
WITCHER MARK (US)
WREN GREG (US)
WITCHER MARK (US)
WREN GREG (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/006192
Publication Date:
June 17, 2004
Filing Date:
February 28, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ENVISION MARKETING GROUP (US)
MOLINARO JOSEPH (US)
WITCHER MARK (US)
WREN GREG (US)
MOLINARO JOSEPH (US)
WITCHER MARK (US)
WREN GREG (US)
International Classes:
B65G15/30; (IPC1-7): B65G43/00
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