n mm are well suited for being stretched as described herein to assemble a belt a sufficient number of clips are arranged in a final constructed from and then each tensile member 12 14 is stretched and inserted into each slot 44 46 another method of assembly also comprises beginning with a predetermined number of clips 2 from belt 50 initially arranged in an endless form however in this method the initial assembly begins with a number of spacers 30 see fig4 removed from the belt for example if a spacer 30 thickness is 1 mm then 18 to 21 spacers are initially omitted this results in the belt initially being 18 21 mm shorter this allows sufficient clearance for tensile bands 12 14 to be inserted into slots 44 46 once tensile members 12 14 are in place they are first disposed in an upper portion of each slot 44 46 see fig7 and 7a a gap in each of the remaining clips is then made to accommodate addition of the remaining 18 to 21 clips this has the effect of increasing a belt radius thereby disposing tensile members 12 14 to a lower portion of each slot 44 46 thereby preventing.