| CPC F16G 5/20 (2013.01) [F16G 1/28 (2013.01); F16G 5/08 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |

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1. A power transmission belt comprising a body in a first elastomeric material, a plurality of cords embedded in the body of the belt, a back and a plurality of ribs or teeth, said back or said ribs or teeth are covered with a covering material selected from the group consisting of woven fabric, and knitted fabric, characterized in that said covering material comprises elastolefin fibers, which is a fibrous polymer material made of at least 95% by weight of partially cross-linked macromolecules comprising ethylene and another olefin, wherein the elastolefin fibers are elastic in that when elongated by 50%, the fibers return to an original length.
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