"IMPROVED SPIRAL FABRICS"
Application 5048/DELNP/2007 published 2007-08-17, filed 2007-06-29
A spiral-link fabric for use in a papermaking machine or the like. The spiral-link fabric may include a plurality of spiral coils arranged in a predetermined manner such that adjacent ones of side-by-side spiral coils are interdigjtated with each other so as to form a channel and interconnected by a pintle extending through the channel. At least some of the plurality of spiral coils have a coil width of approximately 12 mm or larger, as measured in machine direction of the spiral-link fabric. The ratio of the diameter of the monofilament forming the spiral coils to the coil width may be approximately 0.07 or less.
Applicant
1)ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
:1373 BROADWAY, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12204, USA U.S.A.
Inventor
1)BILLINGS ALAN L.
International Info
Classification: D21F 1/00
Publication Number: WO 2006/065454
Application Date: 2005-11-21
Priority Information
11/012,512 U.S.A. 2004-12-15