Patent ID: 7059359
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
1. A composite papermaking fabric comprising: an upper fabric formed of warp yarns, fabric born warp yarns and upper weft yarns interwoven to provide a support surface formed in a one up, one down weave pattern; a lower fabric formed of said fabric born warp yarns and lower weft yarns interwoven to provide a weft yarn dominated contact surface; each said fabric born warp yarns weaving over a plurality of said upper fabric weft yarns during each repeat of said weave pattern forming binding points which bind said upper fabric with said lower fabric; and said warp yarns passing beneath each of said upper weft yarns forming said binding points and above each of said lower weft yarns beneath each of said binding points providing vertical support for said upper weft yarns at said binding points maintaining knuckle height uniform across said support surface.