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Papermaker felt with a three-layered base fabric
Assignee: Huyck Corp
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Filing: 1982-03-12
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Granted: 1985-03-05
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Expires: 2002-03-12
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a papermakers felt comprising a woven three-layered base fabric construction and a non-woven batting material. The bottom layer of the base fabric is made from coarse yarns with large diameters and the top two layers of fine yarns with smaller diameters. There are fewer yarns in the bottom layer of the base fabric than in either of the top two layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick R. Smart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:56
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21F; D21F7/00; D21F7/08; D21F7/083; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S162/00; Y10S162/90; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3146; Y10T442/50; Y10T442/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A papermaker's felt comprising: a non-woven batting material; and a woven three-layer base fabric comprising: a bottom layer of cross-machine direction and machine direction yarns; a middle layer of fine yarns which has a higher cross-machine direction and machine direction yarn count than the bottom layer and in which the cross-machine direction and machine direction yarn diameters are smaller than the diameters of the cross-machine direction and machine direction yarns in the bottom layer; and a top layer of fine yarns in which every cross-machine direction yarn is also a cross-machine direction yarn in the middle layer and in which the machine direction yarn count is the same as or higher than the machine direction yarn count of the middle layer, the diameters of the machine direction yarns of the top layer being the same as or less than the diameters of the machine direction yarns of the middle layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A papermaker's felt comprising: a non-woven batting material; and a woven three-layer base fabric comprising: a bottom layer of cross-machine direction and machine direction yarns; a middle layer of fine yarns which has a higher cross-machine direction and machine direction yarn count than the bottom layer and in which the cross-machine direction and machine direction yarn diameters are smaller than the diameters of the cross-machine direction and machine direction yarns in the bottom layer; and a top layer of fine yarns in which every cross-machine direction yarn is also a cross-machine direction yarn in the middle layer and in which the machine direction yarn count is the same as or higher than the machine direction yarn count of the middle layer, the diameters of the machine direction yarns of the top layer being the same as or less than the diameters of the machine direction yarns of the middle layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the nonwoven batting material is needled to the top two layers of the woven three-layered base fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the cross-machine direction yarn in the upper two layers interlaces the two top fabric layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the bottom layer is connected to the middle layer by interlacing of the bottom crossmachine direction yarn around the middle machine direction yarn at various intervals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the bottom layer contains eight yarns per inch in both the machine direction and the cross-machine direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein there are at least twice as many machine direction and cross-machine direction yarns per inch in either of the upper layers as there are in the bottom layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the cross-machine direction yarn interlacing the two top fabric layers is a monofilament.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the cross-machine direction yarn interlacing the two top fabric layers is a twisted monofilament.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the cross-machine direction yarn in the bottom layer is comprised of multi-filament fibers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The papermaker;3 s felt of claim 1 wherein the cross-machine direction yarn in the bottom layer is comprised of resin treated multifilament fibers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the cross-machine direction yarn in the bottom layer is comprised of staple fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the bottom layer is comprised of multi-filament fibers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the bottom layer is comprised of resin treated multifilament fibers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the bottom layer is comprised of staple fibers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the middle layer is a monofilament.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the middle layer is a twisted monofilament.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the middle layer is comprised of resin treated multifilament.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the top layer is a monofilament.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the top layer is a twisted monofilament.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the top layer comprises resin treated multifilaments.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The papermaker's felt of claim 1 wherein the machine direction yarn in the top layer comprises staple or low twist multifilament fibers.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
44 words
The papermaker's felt of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21 wherein the three-layered base fabric is woven endless using two warp beams and three or more shuttles.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
49 words
The papermaker's felt of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21 wherein the base layer and the upper two layers are woven separately and the two fabrics are then later combined through needling.
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