Card wire with improved tooth shape

A card wire comprising an elongated rib portion and teeth

• said teeth are having a front portion and a back portion,
• said teeth are hanging over towards their front portion,
• said front portion and said back portion are merging at the tip of the tooth,
• said front portion comprises at least three sections,
• a first section extends from the tip of the tooth in the direction of the rib portion,
• a second section extends below the first section in the direction of the rib portion, said second section comprises a straight part and a curved segment, said straight part is having a minimum length of 0.10 mm and said straight part is having an angle between 10 and 30 degrees relative to the length direction of the card wire, and said straight part is followed in the direction of the rib portion by said curved segment wherein said curved segment is having a radius of at least 0.18 mm, and
• said front portion comprises a third section from the end of said second section in the direction of the rib portion.