Patent ID: 6531033
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: D21F,Y10T

Abstract:
A wet web transfer belt for a papermaking machine wherein a wet web is transferred in a closed draw, the belt comprising a base layer and a batt layer, the batt layer having a surface on which a wet web may be placed, wherein said surface of the batt layer is formed of fiber comprising a welded layer of meltable fiber, and said welded layer includes a filler which extends from said surface at least part way into the welded layer, wherein projections and concavities are formed on the surface of said welded layer of said meltable fiber due to a fibrous configuration and said filler, said projections and concavities being capable of flattening when a nip pressure is applied, and wherein the welded layer has an air permeability of 2 cc/cm2/sec. or less.