Apparatus for forming paper between two forming wires

Claim 1

APPARATUUS FOR FORMING A WEB OF PAPER OR THE LIKE, COMPRISING A FRAME, A BOTTOM FORMING WIRE, A PLURALITY OF GUIDE ROLLS ON SAID FRAME FOR DIRECTING SAID BOTTOM FORMING WIRE THROUGH A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL RUN, HEADBOX MEANS FOR FEEDING WATERY PULP STOCK ONTO SAID BOTTOM FORMING WIRE AT THE UPSTREAM END OF SAID HORIZONTAL RUN, AN UPPER FORMING WIRE SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL TO AID BOTTOM FORMING WIRE, GUIDE ROLLS FOR DIRECTING SAID UPPER FORMING WIRE THROUGH AN INITAL RUN WHEREIN IT GRADUALLY CONVERGES INTO SANDWICHED RELATION WITH SAID BOTTOM FORMING WIRE AND STOCK TO PROGRESSIVELY EXPRESS THE LIQUIDS FROM THE STOCK THROUGH EACH OF SAID WIRES, FIRST TURNING ROOL MEANS FOR GUIDING THE SANDWICHED FORMING WIRES AND STOCK THROUGH A FIRST TURNING PATH IN ONE DIRECTION, SECOND TURNING ROLL MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID SANDWICHED FORMING WIRES AND STOCK THROUGH A SECOND TURNING PATH IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, DRIVE MEANS FOR MOVING SAID WIRES AT A PREDETERMINED SPEED SUFFICIENT TO DESCHARGE THE LIQUIDS IN THE STOCK BY CENTRIFUGAL FORCE THROUGH ONE OF SAID WIRES AS SAID SANDWICHED WIRES AND STOCK PASS AROUND SAID FIRST TURNING ROLL AND THEN THROUGH THE OTHER OF SAID WIRES AS SAID SANDWICHED WIRES AND STOCK PASS AROUND SAID SECOND TURNING ROLL TO REMOVE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE LIQUIDS FROM THE STOCK BY CENTRIFUGAL FORCE TO PRODUCE A SHEET OF PAPER OR THE LIKE, AND MEANS FOR SEPARATING SAID FORMING WIRES AND REMOVING THE NEWLY FORMED SHEET THEREFROM.