Dewatering box cover

A through air dried (TAD) fabric cleaning station comprising:

• a dewatering box cover comprising:
• a main body having a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the top and bottom surfaces defining a thickness of the main body;
• a first slot extending through the thickness of the main body, the first slot having a first portion and a second portion angled relative to the first portion so as to form a V-shape;
• and
• a plurality of second slots formed at both sides of the first slot and extending through the thickness of the main body;
• wherein the second slots and the first and second portions of the first slot extend from the top surface to the bottom surface through the thickness of the main body at an angle relative to horizontal of 30° to 70° and at an angle relative to vertical of 20° to 45°,
• wherein the angle relative to horizontal and the angle relative to vertical of the second slots and the first and second portions of the first slot provides an open area on the top surface of the cover that provides a larger, continuous dwell distance for translating fabric moving relative to the cover as compared to a dewatering box cover with vertically-cut holes.