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AssigneeAlbany International Corp.
InventorsPierre Riviere, Jean-Louis Monnerie, Jonas Karlsson, Dana Eagles, Sabri Mourad, Robert A. Hansen
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A support member such as a belt or sleeve includes a topographical pattern on its sheet contact side. A plurality of land areas, corresponding depressions, through voids, and/or groove areas are formed on the top surface of the support member to produce the topographical pattern. The land areas, corresponding depressions, through voids, and/or groove areas may be formed by graving, cutting, etching, embossing, mechanical perforation or a combination thereof. The improved belt or sleeve imparts desired physical characteristics, such as bulk, appearance, texture, absorbency, strength, and hand to a nonwoven product produced thereon.
A continuous nonwoven support member for use in a spunlace or hydronentanglement process, the support member comprising:
A method of forming a continuous nonwoven support member for use in a spunlace or hydronentanglement process, said method comprising the steps of:
A continuous nonwoven support member for use in a spunlace or hydronentanglement process, the support member comprising:
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