Patent ID: 7294238
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: D21F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making an endless non-woven tissue making fabric having a three-dimensional texture suitable for use as a fabric for producing three-dimensional fibrous webs comprising: a. providing an endless non-woven tissue making fabric having a tissue contacting surface and a tissue machine contacting surface; b. passing heated air through a molding device; c. passing the endless non-woven tissue making fabric through a nip formed between a surface of a gas pervious roll and a surface of the molding device, wherein the surface of the molding device includes a textured molding surface; and, d. conforming at least a portion of the endless non-woven tissue making fabric to the textured molding surface of the molding device, thereby forming a three-dimensional texture on the endless non-woven tissue making fabric.