US4271222A
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Papermakers felt and method of manufacture
Assignee: Albany International Corp
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Filing: 1980-02-04
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Granted: 1981-06-02
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Expires: 2000-02-04
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure is of a composite papermakers felt made up of a textile base layer and an upper layer of a polymeric resin foam. The felt is useful in the wet press section of a papermaking machine. The disclosure is also of a method of manufacturing the felt of the invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward R. Hahn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:30
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21F; D21F7/00; D21F7/08; D21F7/083; D21F1/00; D21F1/0027; D21F1/0063; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S162/00; Y10S162/90; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/19; Y10T428/192; Y10T428/195; Y10T428/197; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/24785; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249981
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A papermakers felt, which comprises; a textile base layer; and an upper layer for receiving a wet paper sheet affixed to the base layer, said upper layer comprising a plurality of flexible, polymeric resin foam strips having side edges, said strips being laid side by side with abutting side edges and with the lengthwise direction of the strips fixed at an angle to the direction of both the machine direction and the cross-machine direction yarns in the base layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A papermakers felt, which comprises; a textile base layer; and an upper layer for receiving a wet paper sheet affixed to the base layer, said upper layer comprising a plurality of flexible, polymeric resin foam strips having side edges, said strips being laid side by side with abutting side edges and with the lengthwise direction of the strips fixed at an angle to the direction of both the machine direction and the cross-machine direction yarns in the base layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The felt of claim 1 wherein said base layer also comprises a batt of staple fibers needled to said yarns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The felt of claim 1 wherein said foam is an open cell polyurethane foam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The felt of claim 1 wherein the upper layer is affixed by needling.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The felt of claim 1 wherein the abutting side edges are stepped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The felt of claim 1 wherein the abutting side edges are skived.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
A papermakers felt, which comprises; a base layer of interwoven, machine direction (warp) and cross-machine direction (weft) textile yarns; and an upper layer for receiving a wet paper sheet affixed to the base layer, said upper layer comprising a plurality of flexible, polymeric resin foam strips having side edges, said strips being laid side by side with abutting side edges and with the lengthwise direction of the strips fixed at an angle to the direction of both the machine direction and the cross-machine direction yarns in the base layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
A papermakers felt, which comprises; a base layer of interwoven, machine direction (warp) and cross-machine direction (weft) textile yarns; and an upper layer for receiving a wet paper sheet affixed to the base layer, said upper layer comprising a plurality of flexible, polymeric resin foam strips having side edges, said strips being laid side by side with abutting side edges and with the lengthwise direction of the strips fixed at an angle to the direction of both the machine direction and the cross-machine direction yarns in the base layer.
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