12 14 each comprise a multi ribbed belt the ribs extend along a longitudinal axis of the belt tensile members 12 14 also comprise tensile bands 40 41 embedded therein tensile bands 40 41 may comprise aramid nylon 4 6 nylon 6 6 polyester any combination thereof and their equivalents spacer bands 8 10 each engage clip 2 in slots 44 46 a lower portion of each slot 44 46 describe a multi ribbed profile 48 50 for cooperative engagement with a multi ribbed belt 12 14 respectively 0031 fig4 is a side view of a portion of the inventive belt clips 2 each comprise arms 22 24 spacers 30 fill a space between clips 2 to assure proper engagement of the clip with members 10 not shown and 12 0032 fig5 is a side view of the inventive belt belt 500 comprises a plurality of clips 2 engaged with tensile members 12 14 to form the endless inventive cvt belt 0033 fig6 is a side view of a step in the assembly of the inventive belt a length of an inventive belt will be determined by the number of clips as well as by an overall length of the tensile members 12 14 in order to install the tensile bands 12 14 in a belt having a predetermined number of clips each tensile band must be stretched slightly for example in the case of a belt shaving a length of 720 740 mm tensile bands 12 14 will be stretched 2 3 mm radially this means a stretch in belt length of 12 19 mm which represents a stretch in the range of 1 6 to 2 6 belts having an elastic modulus in the range.