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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsFrank Stephen Hada, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, Mark John Hassman, Robert James Seymour
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The invention relates to methods and an apparatus useful to installing and removing endless belts in a conveyor system and more preferably continuous fabrics, belts, felts and webs used in the papermaking process. According to the present invention a pair of guide rolls to move a first continuous fabric from a first fabric position to a second fabric position and a second fabric from the second fabric position to the first fabric position, passing the fabrics over one another as the position of the fabrics are exchanged. The movement of the first and second fabrics may be done at the same time so as to further enhance the efficiency of changing fabrics.
An apparatus for replacing a first endless belt on a machine with a second endless belt, the first endless belt supported by a drive roll, a support roll and a guide roll, the apparatus comprising:
A method of installing an endless belt on a machine comprising the steps of providing a machine having a first and a second machine rotatable roll;
A method of changing a fabric comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.