Patent ID: 9005399
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
1. A press felt, comprising: (a) a base fabric comprising a plurality of repeat units, each of the repeat units comprising a plurality of exterior machine direction (MD) yarns, each of which includes an upper run and a lower run merging with seam loops at each end, a plurality of middle MD yarns positioned between the upper and lower runs of the exterior MD yarns, wherein the plurality of middle MD yarns comprises half the number of the plurality of exterior MD yarns, and a plurality of cross machine direction (CMD) yarns interwoven with the exterior MD yarns and the middle MD yarns in a predetermined regular weave pattern, the seam loops defining the longitudinal ends of the press felt, wherein a CMD yarn nearest the seam loops interweaves with the upper and lower runs of the exterior MD yarns and with the middle MD yarns; and (b) a batt layer overlying the base fabric.