Paper machine press arrangement with stacked press rolls

Claim 1

In a paper making machine, the combination including: a forming section; a perforate first press roll immediately following said forming section; a perforate second press roll forming a first nip with the first roll on the upper side of said first roll; a third press roll forming a second nip with the second roll substantially opposite said first nip relative to the axis of said second roll; a first felt for carrying a paper web extending horizontally from the forming section and engaging the bottom of the first roll, wrapping substantially 180* and threaded through said first nip with the web carrying side facing the second roll; a suction gland within the first roll opposite the wrap of the first felt; a second felt threaded through said first nip and wrapping the second roll continuously between said first and second nip and passing through the second nip with the web carried on the outer surface of the second felt between the first and second nip; a suction gland within the second press roll opposite the second felt; a roll couple forming a third press nip; said second felt extending from the second nip to the third nip and carrying the web through the third nip.