Patent ID: 6065505
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: D21F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A stitched seam for a fabric web including interwoven warp and weft yarns defining opposed ends and opposed edges, the warp yarns defining yarn loops at each end of the fabric to be interconnected at a common connection location by means of a closure wire, the seam characterized in that at least a portion of each end of the fabric is provided with a worked-in helix, each of the helices enclosing at least one weft yarn and defining at least one helix loop adjacent the respective yarn loops, such that a closure wire channel that includes a plurality of yarn loops and at least one helix loop is defined at each end of the fabric, whereby the channels are aligned and the closure wire inserted through the yarn loops and helix loops to seam the fabric.