Press felt
AssigneeVoith Fabrics Heidenheim GmbH & Co. KG
InventorWilliam Daniel Aldrich
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Abstract
A press felt comprises a base fabric, optionally with a batt of fibrous material needled thereto. The base fabric is woven endless, having upper and lower layers of weft yarns and first and second sets of warp yarns. The first set of warp yarns interweaves with at least the upper layer of wefts and the second set of warp yarns interweaves with at least the lower set of wefts. At least some of the first set of warps at least occasionally interweave with the lower wefts and at least some of the second set of warps at least occasionally interweaves with the upper wefts.
Claims8
A press felt comprising a base fabric, optionally with a batt of fibrous material secured thereto, the base fabric being woven endless and comprising upper and lower layers of weft yarns and first and second sets of warp yarns, wherein the first set of warp yarns interweaves with at least the upper layer of wefts and the second set of warp yarns interweaves with at least the lower layer of wefts, at least some of the first set of warps at least occasionally interweaving with the lower wefts and at least some of the second set of warps at least occasionally interweaving with the upper wefts, and wherein the base fabric has a paperside and a machine side and wherein the paperside comprises the same weave as the machine side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.