Patent ID: 7384513
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: D21F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A papermaker's fabric for use as a forming fabric comprising: a first layer having a plurality of machine direction (MD) yarns and cross-machine direction (CD) yarns; a second layer having a plurality of MD yarns and CD yarns; a plurality of binder yarns binding said MD yarns of said first layer and said MD yarns of said second layer or said CD yarns of said first layer and said CD yarns of said second layer; wherein said MD and CD yarns in said first layer and said second layer and the binder yarns are monofilament yarns; wherein a group of said yarns have a first melting point temperature and the remaining yarns have one or more melting point temperatures each higher than said first melting point temperature; and wherein said fabric is heated to a predetermined temperature which is at least equal to said first melting point temperature yet lower than each of said one or more melting point temperatures of the remaining yarns.