Paper machine deckle flushing fountain

A surface flushing fountain in combination with and for a paper machine fourdrinier deckle board, said fountain comprising:

• an aqueous fluid conduit having at least three substantially planar, fluid channel conduit walls, two of said conduit walls being oriented substantially normal to a third of said conduit walls, said fluid conduit being secured to an upper structural edge of said fourdrinier deckle board whereby said third conduit wall further comprises an upper, flat fountain surface and said two normal conduit walls form side walls;
• an elongated fluid barrier means upstanding from said fountain surface substantially along a midline thereof;
• and a row of evenly spaced apertures through said fountain surface and along respective sides of said barrier means for transferring an aqueous fluid from said fluid conduit to a respective continuous weir edge of said fountain surface on opposite sides of said barrier wall whereby flow from said apertures is toward said side walls and descends from said respective continuous weir edges which are located along said upper fountain surface.