“ SEAMING OF SPIRALLY WOUND PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING.“
Application 2050/DELNP/2003 published 2006-01-20, filed 2003-12-02
A papermaker's fabric is made by spirally winding a woven fabric strip. The fabric strip has first (30) and second (32) lateral edges, along which are a first (34) and second lip (36), respectively. Each lip has at least one lengthwise yarn (26) woven with crosswise yarns (28). Adjacent to and inward of the first (38)and second (40) lips on the fabric strip are a first and second gap, respectively, which lack lengthwise yarns but whose crosswise yarns join the lips to the body of the fabric strip. When spirally winding the fabric strip, the first lip is disposed within the second gap, and the second lip is disposed within the first gap, of adjacent turns to form a spirally continuous seam which is closed by attaching adjacent turns to one another.
Applicant
Albany International Corp.
1373 Broadway Albany, New York 12204, USA
Inventor
1. Albany International Corp. 2. Michael Glenn Moriarty 3. Michael A. Royo
International Info
Classification: D21F 1/00
Publication Number: WO 03/083209
Application Date: 2003-03-13
Priority Information
10/112,501 USA 2002-03-27