Training Manual CLIPPER LIGHT-DUTY BELT ... - Pooley Inc

CLIPPER ® WIRE HOOK OVERVIEWClipper ® Wire Hook OverviewAdvantages of the Clipper ® Wire Hook System:• Machine installed. Clipper offers a variety of lacers tomeet specific needs (low volume lacing, high volumelacing, on-site lacing).• Low profile splice.• Ideal for light-duty belts.• Low cost splice alternative.• Many size and material options to select from.Two Styles of Wire Hook Fasteners:Carded Hooks: Individual hooks are loaded onto a ‘carding paper’.Two Types of Carding Paper:1. Removed prior to installation (see Fig. 1). Hook sizes 25,1, 2, 3, 4, and 4-1/2 RHTX.2. Removed after installation (see Fig. 2). Hook sizes 30,4-1/2 round, 5, 6 and 7.Unibar ® Hooks: Each hook is welded to a common bar (Fig. 3).Advantages of Unibar:• Easier handling.• Hook legs remain parallel when installed. Leads to easiermeshing of belt ends and easier pin insertion.• No ‘belt wave’.• Minimal chance of an individual hook dislodging.• Patented Safety Strip protects fingers from hook points.• Custom lengths 4 - 60".Unibar is not recommended in the following applications:• System with bias splices.• System with crowned pulleys.• System troughs belts.• System with back bends greater than 45°.Fig. 1Fig. 2Fig. 32