Composite belt profile
View Patent ↗A composite belt may include a profile, and a belt. The profile may have a strip, and nodules. The profile may be attached to the belt such that each nodule extends out from the belt. The composite belt may be included in a cooking apparatus that may also include a housing, a heat source, and a drive roller.
1. A composite belt comprising:
a profile, and a belt;
wherein the profile comprises:
a strip, and
nodules that protrude out from the strip;
wherein the profile is distinct from the belt; and
wherein the profile is attached to the belt such that each nodule extends out from the belt.
2. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the profile comprises a polymer, an elastomer, a silicone-based material, a silicone-based polymer, a polysiloxane, a fluoropolymer, a perfluoropolymer, a polytetrafluoroethylene, or a food grade material.
3. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the profile comprises a combination of two or more of a polymer, an elastomer, a silicone-based material, a silicone-based polymer, a polysiloxane, a fluoropolymer, a perfluoropolymer, a polytetrafluoroethylene, and a food grade material.
4. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the strip has a width of not greater than 5 cm and at least 0.1 cm.
5. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the nodules are radially symmetric.
6. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the nodules are cylindrical.
7. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the nodules are bulbous.
8. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the nodules have a maximum diameter of not greater than 50 mm and at least 0.5 mm.
9. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the belt comprises a polymer, an elastomer, a silicone-based material, a silicone-based polymer, a polysiloxane, a fluoropolymer, a perfluoropolymer, a polytetrafluoroethylene, or a food grade material.
10. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the belt comprises a combination of two or more of a polymer, an elastomer, a silicone-based material, a silicone-based polymer, a polysiloxane, a fluoropolymer, a perfluoropolymer, a polytetrafluoroethylene, and a food grade material.
11. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the belt forms a continuous loop.
12. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the nodules and the strip comprise a single unit.
13. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein each nodule protrudes through the belt.
14. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the profile comprises a surface adjacent the nodules, and wherein the profile is attached to the belt at the surface adjacent the nodules.
15. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the profile comprises a surface opposite the nodules, and wherein the profile is attached to the belt at the surface opposite the nodules.
16. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the nodules are located to form a line in a longitudinal direction of the belt.
17. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the belt forms a continuous loop, and wherein the nodules are located such that they form a continuous loop in a longitudinal direction of the belt.
18. The composite belt of claim 1 , wherein the belt forms a continuous loop, wherein the profile comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein the profile is located on the belt such that the first end abuts the second end.