Patent ID: 6702926
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
A process for forming a multi-ply fiber web comprising:forming a first fiber ply on a top side of a belt; moving the belt with the first fiber ply thereon in a first direction toward a combining section located on the top side of the belt; forming a second fiber ply between a first wire of a first wire section and a second wire of a second wire section, wherein the first wire section and the second wire section are counter-rotating and the entire first wire section and the second wire section are located above the entire top side of the belt, wherein the forming of the second fiber ply begins upstream from the combining section with respect to the first direction; advancing the first wire of the first wire section with the second ply thereon in a second direction toward the combining section; and combining the first fiber ply on the belt with the second fiber ply on the first wire of the first wire section by applying the first wire of the first wire section onto the top side of the belt in the combining section from an angle above the belt.