Beading for a conveyor belt

1. 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.

2. The invention of claim 1 , wherein said beading further comprises:

a) a specific gravity of from about 1.07 to about 1.11; and

b) a tensile strength of about 30 Newtons per square millimeter or greater.

3. The invention of claim 2 , wherein said beading further comprises

a) a generally ellipsoidal shaped head; and

b) a transitional body.

4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said transitional body is tapered.

5. A beading attached to an endless loop conveyor, comprising:

a) a head;

b) a first leg;

c) a second leg; and

d) a transitional body extending between said head and said first leg and said second leg, wherein at least a portion of one or more of said head, said transitional body and said legs comprise:

i) from about 97% w/w to about 99.4% w/w polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane; and

ii) from about 0.2% w/w to about 3% w/w aramid fibers randomly dispersed and embedded in said polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane.

6. The invention of claim 5 wherein said aramid fibers randomly dispersed and embedded in said polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane are:

a) from about 10 micrometers to about 14 micrometers in diameter; and

b) from about 3 millimeters to about 7 millimeters in length.

7. The invention of claim 6 , wherein said aramid fibers comprise polyparaphenylene terphthalamide.

8. The invention of claim 7 , wherein said beading comprises a Shore A hardness of from about 70 to about 95, and wherein at least one of said head's, said first leg's, said second leg's or said transitional body's compositions further comprises:

a) a specific gravity of from about 1.07 to about 1.11;

b) a tensile strength of about 30 Newtons per square millimeter or greater; and

c) a tear strength of about 2400 Newtons or greater.

9. The invention of claim 8 wherein at least one of said first leg or said second leg comprises a plurality of teeth raised on a side for meshing with a drive.

10. A beading extending away from a margin of a conveyor belt, comprising:

a) a head;

b) a first leg; and

c) a second leg spaced apart from said first leg; wherein said first and said second legs are connected to said head, and wherein at least a portion of said beading comprises:

i) from about 0.2% w/w to about 3% w/w aramid fibers randomly dispersed in said portion; and

ii) a tear strength of about 2400 Newtons or greater.

11. The invention of claim 10 further comprising a tapered transitional body connecting said head with said first leg and said second leg.

12. The invention of claim 11 , wherein said aramid fibers have diameters from about 10 micrometers to about 14 micrometers and lengths from about 3 millimeters to about 7 millimeters, and wherein said portion further comprises:

a) a Shore A hardness of from about 70 to about 95;

b) a specific gravity of from about 1.07 to about 1.11; and

c) a tear strength of about 2400 Newtons or greater.

13. A beading for attachment to a margin of a conveyor belt, wherein at least a portion of said beading comprises from about 0.2% w/w to about 3% w/w aramid fibers, and wherein said aramid fibers have:

a) diameters from about 10 micrometers to about 14 micrometers; and

b) lengths from about 3 millimeters to about 7 millimeters.

14. The invention of claim 13 , wherein said beading further comprises:

a) a generally ellipsoidal shaped head;

b) a first leg;

c) a second leg spaced apart from said first leg; and

d) a tapered transitional body, extending between said generally ellipsoidal shaped head and said first leg and said second leg.

15. The invention of claim 14 , wherein said portion further comprises:

a) a Shore A hardness of from about 70 to about 95;

b) a specific gravity of from about 1.07 to about 1.11;

c) a tear strength of about 2400 Newtons or greater; and

d) a tensile strength of about 30 Newtons per square millimeter or greater.

16. The invention of claim 15 wherein at least one of said first leg or said second leg comprises a plurality of teeth raised on a side for meshing with a drive.

17. A beading attachable about a margin of a conveyor belt comprising randomly dispersed aramid fibers such that one or more portions of said beading have:

a) a tear strength of about 2400 Newtons or greater;

b) a tensile strength of about 30 Newtons per square millimeter or greater; and

c) a Shore A hardness of about 95 or less; wherein

d) said one or more portions of said randomly dispersed aramid fibers comprise from about 0.2% w/w to about 3% w/w polyparaphenylene terphthalamide.

18. The invention of claim 17 , wherein said beading further comprises:

a) a head;

b) a first leg; and

c) a second leg spaced apart from said first leg.

19. The invention of claim 18 , wherein said polyparaphenylene terphthalamide fibers comprise:

a) diameters from about 10 micrometers to about 14 micrometers; and

b) lengths from about 3 millimeters to about 7 millimeters.