(under subclass 237) Subject matter wherein said belt* includes multiple, slender, flexible elements dispersed within a plastic or rubberlike material, said elements having a length shorter than a width or thickness dimension of said belt, and said elements being noninterlinked with each other prior to being dispersed in the plastic or rubberlike material.
(1) Note. Fibers which have been interlinked as by twisting, felting, etc., to form a structure longer than the length of the individual fibers, such as a cord or fabric,
are not considered to be discrete fibers for purposes of this subclass. [figure]
