Patent ID: 6073661
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: D21F,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for forming paper comprising:providing papermakers' forming fabric, said forming fabric comprising:a base fabric layer including cross machine direction fabric yarns and machine direction fabric yarns interwoven to form a papermaking surface with single float machine direction knuckles on said papermaking surface;first additional cross machine direction yarns positioned between adjacent ones of said cross machine direction fabric yarns on said papermaking surface of said base fabric layer, said first additional cross machine direction yarns not forming part of said single knuckles of said base fabric layer;second additional cross machine direction yarns positioned between said adjacent ones of said cross machine direction fabric yarns on said papermaking surface of said base fabric layer, said second additional cross machine direction yarns not forming part of said single knuckles of said base fabric layer;wherein said first and second additional cross machine direction yarns are interwoven with said base fabric layer; andwherein each of said first and second additional cross machine direction yarns serves as a fiber supporting yarn and each of said first and second additional cross machine direction yarns serves as a locator yarn for locating the other of said first and second cross machine direction yarns in a substantially central position between adjacent ones of said cross machine direction fabric yarns;depositing paper stock onto said papermakers' fabric to form a wet paper web; and removing moisture from said wet paper web.