US3265559A
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Assignee: TI Gotham Inc
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Filing: 1965-05-03
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1985-05-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John A Means
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 06:40
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21F; D21F3/00; D21F3/02; D21F3/10; D21F2/00; D21F3/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
259 words
A FOURDRINIER MACHINE MACHINE PRESS SECTION COMPRISING A SUCTION PRESS ROLL HAVING A FORAMINOUS CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE, A PRESS FELT WHICH HAS A WATER-REMOVAL SIDE AND A WEB-CARRYING SIDE AND WHICH IS TRAINED ABOUT SAID ROLL WITH SAID WATER-REMOVAL SIDE IN CONTACT WITH SAID SURFACE, A FOURDRINIER WIRE MOUNTED ADJACENT TO SAID PRESS FELT FOR CARRYING A WEB OF PAPER, A PICKUP SUCTION CHAMBER MOUNTED WITHIN SAID ROLL FOR TRANSFERRING SAID WEB FROM SAID FOURDRINIER WIRE TO SAID FELT, A SECOND SUCTION CHAMBER MOUNTED WITHIN SAID ROLL SPACED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AROUND SAID ROLL APART FROM SAID PICKUP CHAMBER, A THIRD SUCTION CHAMBER MOUNTED WITHIN SAID ROLL CONTIGUOUSLY TO AND INTERMEDIATE SAID PICKUP AND SECOND CHAMBERS, SAID CHAMBERS BEING POSITIONED TO APPLY A SUCTION TO SAID FELD ALONG A PORTION OF SAID SURFACE COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID FELT ALONG AN ARC OF AT LEAST 120*, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING IN SAID PICKUP CHAMBER A VACUUM WITHIN THE RANGE OF SEVEN INCHES OF MERCURY, A SAVE-ALL MOUNTED ADJACENT TO SAID ROLL AND EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AROUND THE SURFACE OF SAID ROLL THROUGH AN ARC SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO 360* LESS SAID ARC OF AT LEAST 120*, SAID ARCS COVERING MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE PORTIONS OF SAID SURFACE AND SAID SAVE-ALL INCLUDING A FIRST PLURALITY OF BAFFLES, A SECOND PLURALITY OF BAFFLES AND WATER-DRAINING MEANS, SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF BAFFLES BEING POSITIONED TO DEFLECT WATER THROWN FROM SAID ROLL AND INTO SAID SAVE-ALL TOWARDS SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF BAFFLES AND SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF BAFFLES BEING POSITIONED TO COLLECT WATER DEFLECTED BY SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF BAFFLES AND CHANNEL THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
259 words
A FOURDRINIER MACHINE MACHINE PRESS SECTION COMPRISING A SUCTION PRESS ROLL HAVING A FORAMINOUS CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE, A PRESS FELT WHICH HAS A WATER-REMOVAL SIDE AND A WEB-CARRYING SIDE AND WHICH IS TRAINED ABOUT SAID ROLL WITH SAID WATER-REMOVAL SIDE IN CONTACT WITH SAID SURFACE, A FOURDRINIER WIRE MOUNTED ADJACENT TO SAID PRESS FELT FOR CARRYING A WEB OF PAPER, A PICKUP SUCTION CHAMBER MOUNTED WITHIN SAID ROLL FOR TRANSFERRING SAID WEB FROM SAID FOURDRINIER WIRE TO SAID FELT, A SECOND SUCTION CHAMBER MOUNTED WITHIN SAID ROLL SPACED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AROUND SAID ROLL APART FROM SAID PICKUP CHAMBER, A THIRD SUCTION CHAMBER MOUNTED WITHIN SAID ROLL CONTIGUOUSLY TO AND INTERMEDIATE SAID PICKUP AND SECOND CHAMBERS, SAID CHAMBERS BEING POSITIONED TO APPLY A SUCTION TO SAID FELD ALONG A PORTION OF SAID SURFACE COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID FELT ALONG AN ARC OF AT LEAST 120*, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING IN SAID PICKUP CHAMBER A VACUUM WITHIN THE RANGE OF SEVEN INCHES OF MERCURY, A SAVE-ALL MOUNTED ADJACENT TO SAID ROLL AND EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AROUND THE SURFACE OF SAID ROLL THROUGH AN ARC SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO 360* LESS SAID ARC OF AT LEAST 120*, SAID ARCS COVERING MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE PORTIONS OF SAID SURFACE AND SAID SAVE-ALL INCLUDING A FIRST PLURALITY OF BAFFLES, A SECOND PLURALITY OF BAFFLES AND WATER-DRAINING MEANS, SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF BAFFLES BEING POSITIONED TO DEFLECT WATER THROWN FROM SAID ROLL AND INTO SAID SAVE-ALL TOWARDS SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF BAFFLES AND SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF BAFFLES BEING POSITIONED TO COLLECT WATER DEFLECTED BY SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF BAFFLES AND CHANNEL THE
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