Paper machine clothing draw-in device and use of same

A clothing draw-in device for drawing-in a clothing into a material web-producing or finishing machine, the clothing draw-in device comprising:

• a plurality of force distribution elements, each of said force distribution elements having a first end and an opposite, second end and being configured to distribute a tensile force that acts on said first end in a substantially punctiform manner uniformly at said second end along a line that extends at said second end substantially orthogonally to the tensile force;
• said plurality of force distribution elements including a first force distribution element and a second force distribution element being configured to be connected to one another and to form the draw-in device having said first and second force distribution elements next to one another;
• wherein the lines of said plurality of force distribution elements that extend at said second end of each of said first and second force distribution element are coextensive along a common line extending substantially orthogonally to a tensile force that acts in a substantially punctiform manner on the clothing draw-in device via said plurality of force distribution elements;
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• wherein said first and second force distribution elements overlap one another with a planar overlap portion having a variable width along said common line, defining a width of the clothing draw-in device that is variable and renders the clothing draw-in device functional for clothings of different widths in a machine cross direction.