Woven papermaking fabric having machine and cross-machine oriented topography
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsLynda Ellen Collins, Mark Alan Burazin
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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsLynda Ellen Collins, Mark Alan Burazin
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Disclosed are woven papermaking fabrics having a textured sheet contacting surface with machine and cross-machine direction topography. The machine direction (MD) topography may be imparted by substantially MD oriented protuberances comprising a warp strand supported by a shute strand. The cross-machine direction (CD) topography may be imparted by substantially CD oriented protuberances comprising a shute strand supported by a warp strand. The CD protuberances may extend continuously in the CD and intersect the MD oriented protuberances to form discrete pockets there between. The pockets may have a variety of shapes and size depending on the MD and CD oriented protuberance. In certain instances the pockets may be rectilinear and have a pocket depth greater than 1.0 mm and a pocket angle greater than 28 degrees.
A woven papermaking fabric comprising:
A woven papermaking fabric comprising a plurality of substantially machine direction (MD) oriented warp filaments;
A woven papermaking fabric comprising:
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