Patent ID: 6511582
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: D21F,Y10T

Abstract:
A paper machine wire for the wet end section of a paper machine, said wire comprising:a fabric having a first side directed to a paper and a second side directed to said paper machine, said fabric including at least a first and a second layer of weft threads and at least one warp thread woven between said layers of weft threads; a fiber layer covering said fabric, said fiber layer having a bottom positioned on said fabric and a top having a uniform surface; and wherein a side of said first layer contacts said fiber layer and at least a portion of said warp thread extending along said side of said first layer between said fiber layer such that said fiber layer is more compressed in regions where the warp thread is present and is less compressed in those regions of the side of the first layer of fabric where the warp thread is absent.