Ascending twin-wire paper machine without web pick-up

In a paper machine, a pair of endless fabric means and forming roll means cooperating therewith for providing with said pair of endless fabric means an ascending twin-wire former and in advance of said twin-wire former a single-wire former, one of said endless fabric means having an upper run extending laterally from said twin-wire former and carrying the web formed at said twin-wire former beyond the latter on an upper surface of said upper run of said one fabric means, a pair of press rolls including a lower press roll and an upper press roll for defining between themselves a first press nip, said upper run of said one fabric means passing between said press rolls and an endless felt also passing between said press rolls and being lapped around said upper press roll so that said endless felt and said one fabric means are sandwiched between said press rolls and the web travelling beyond said first nip together with said endless felt around part of said upper press roll, and a rotary cylinder defining with said upper press roll at least a second press nip where said endless felt travels together with the web between said upper press roll and said rotary cylinder, whereby the web is fully supported along a closed conduction path from said twin-wire former through said first and second press nips, the latter forming part of a press section to which the web is delivered without requiring a pick-up roll or felt, said forming roll means including an upper couch roll lapped in part by said one endless fabric means and from which said upper run of said one endless fabric means extends laterally from said twin-wire former, said couch roll including a suction means for detaching the web from the other of said pair of endless fabric means and causing the web to travel with said one endless fabric means beyond said twin-wire former at the upper surface of said upper run of said one endless fabric means, and said forming roll means also including a lower forming roll, said pair of endless fabric means travelling together from said lower forming roll to said upper couch roll while pressing against the web situated between said pair of endless fabric means while they travel upwardly from said lower forming roll to said upper couch roll, so as to form said ascending twin-wire former.