Patent ID: 9587351
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B32B,B65G,D04H,D21F,F16G

Claim:
1. A panel for use in construction of a non-woven industrial textile, the panel comprising: a) an inner surface and an outer surface; b) two opposing lateral edges and two opposing outer edges; c) first and second fold regions at each end of the panel, each fold region comprising: d) a body region in between the first and second fold regions, the body region comprising: wherein the panel forms a folded panel when the panel is: first folded along each hem fold line such that each outer edge is oriented towards the inner surface of the panel, each hem loop strip forms a hem loop, and each hem slot forms a hem loop-receiving opening for receipt of a hem loop of the opposite fold region; then subsequently folded along each seam fold line such that the inner surface of the panel at each end body region is oriented opposite the inner surface of the panel at the central body region; the first and second fold regions are interconnected at a hem region and nestled between the central body region and the respective end body regions; each seam loop strip forms a seam loop; each seam slot forms a seam loop-receiving opening for receipt of a seam loop of an adjacent folded panel; the combined end body regions form a first layer of the folded panel, the central body region forms a second layer of the folded panel; and the first layer is secured to the second layer by securing protrusions in the first layer to opposite land areas in the second layer and/or securing protrusions in the second layer to opposite land areas in the first layer.