Patent ID: 6124015
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B32B,D21F,Y10T

Abstract:
An industrial fabric comprising at least one first and one second segment, each segment including at least one ply, wherein:(a) the or each first segment includes, in at least one face which is substantially parallel to the plane of the fabric, a first ply including first integral jointing structures incorporated into the first ply substantially parallel to the plane of the fabric at selected locations of the face of the first segment;(b) the or each second segment includes, in at least one face which is substantially parallel to the plane of the fabric, a second ply including second integral jointing structures incorporated into the second ply substantially parallel to the plane of the fabric at selected locations of the face of the second segment; and(c) the first jointing structure incorporated into the or each first ply included in the first segment and the second jointing structure included into the or each second ply included in the second segment each comprise formed structures which engage with, and interlock with, each other to provide a lap joint between the selected locations.