Patent ID: 7207356
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: D21F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A through-air dryer fabric, comprising: a warp yarn system; a weft yarn system interweaved with said warp yarn system, wherein at least one of said warp yarn system comprises a plurality of flat warp yarns and said weft yarn system comprises a plurality of flat weft yarns, at least one of said plurality of flat warp yarns and said plurality of flat weft yarns having said yarns with an aspect ratio of approximately between 1.15:1 to 1.35:1, said plurality of flat warp yarns and said plurality of flat weft yarns having not been subjected to a flattening process after weaving of said through-air dryer fabric; a paper side of said interweaved said warp yarn system and said weft yarn system, said paper side having a contact area approximately between 20% and 30%; and wherein said through-air dryer fabric has an air permeability approximately between 600 cfm to 1000 cfm.