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US 7,452,581 B2Granted
Staggered, discontinuous wear protection for seams
AssigneeAlbany International Corp.
InventorsMark J. Levine, John VanHandel
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Abstract
The invention relates to an industrial fabric having means for seaming a fabric to form an endless loop and a plurality of non-continuous wear beads formed on the fabric proximally to a seam formed in the fabric which prevent wear to the components of the seam.
Claims8
An industrial fabric comprising:
- a fabric having a seam;
- means for seaming said fabric to form an endless loop;
- and
- a plurality of non-continuous wear beads separate from the means for seaming the fabric and formed on said fabric proximally to the seam formed in said fabric.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.