Papermakers fabric with stacked machine direction yarns
US5199467A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/3203
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An industrial fabric, preferably for use as a papermakers fabric, having a system of flat monofilament machine direction yarns hereinafter MD yarns, which are woven in stacked, vertical alignment throughout the body of the fabric. Preferably, each upper MD yarn defines floats on the upper surface of the fabric and is vertically stacked with respect to the lower MD yarns. In the preferred embodiment, the same type and size yarns are used throughout the machine direction yarn system.
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