Metallic clothing for carding elements

Card clothing for attachment to a carding flat or carding segment of a textile processing machine for carding textile fibers, the card clothing comprising:

• an elongated body member including a base portion and a plurality of adjacent teeth extending upwardly from said base portion;
• each of said plurality of teeth having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite said first side surface, a tip, and a leading edge portion for engaging fibers during carding;
• at least one of said first and second side surfaces including serrated portions;
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• wherein said base portion and said tooth are of a height substantially equal to one another.

Card clothing for attachment to a carding element of a textile processing machine for carding textile fibers, the card clothing comprising:

• an elongated body member including a base portion and a plurality of adjacent teeth extending upwardly from said base portion;
• each of said plurality of teeth having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite said first side surface, a tip opposite said base portion, and a leading edge portion for engaging fibers during carding;
• at least one of said first and second side surfaces including serrated portions;
• each of said plurality of teeth being formed with a double angle, having a lower portion angled in a rearward direction at a first angle from vertical and an upper portion angled in a forward direction at a second angle from vertical;
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• said first side surface defining a lower side surface and an upper side surface, and said upper side surface being transversely angled with respect to said leading edge.

A carding roll for use in carding textile fibers, the carding roll comprising:

• a cylinder defining a card clothing surface;
• an elongated body member attached to said card clothing surface and including a base portion and a plurality of adjacent teeth extending upwardly from said base portion;
• each of said plurality of teeth having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite said first side surface, a tip opposite said base portion, and a leading edge portion for engaging fibers during carding;
• at least one of said first and second side surfaces including serrated portions;
• each of said plurality of teeth being formed with a double angle, having a lower portion angled in a rearward direction at a first angle from vertical and an upper portion angled in a forward direction at a second angle from vertical;
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• said first side surface defining a lower side surface and an upper side surface, and said upper side surface being transversely angled with respect to said leading edge.