Patent ID: 7980761
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fire web adapted for transporting sheet material, the fibre web comprises a base layer of woven fibre comprising: a first protective region adapted to cover one of the two largest faces of the sheet material; a second protective region adapted to cover the other of the largest faces of the sheet material; and wherein at least one of the first and second protective regions includes a second layer formed of plastics material which is retained in contact with at least part of the base layer but which is not bonded to the base layer; the fibre web characterised in that: the plastics material is retained in contact with at least part of the base layer by at least one region of an overlapping fibre web configured to cover a portion of an outer surface of the plastics material capable of positioning in contact with one of the two largest faces of the sheet material during use, wherein a portion of the outer surface of the plastics material is exposed, such that the plastics material can be replaced, wherein the base layer comprises one or more sealing regions adjacent to the first and/or second protective regions the or each sealing region being adapted to cover one or more of the remaining exposed faces of the sheet material when suitably folded, wherein the or each sealing region is provided with releasable fastening means to enable the or each sealing region to be fastened releasably to a corresponding surface of the base layer when the fibre web is suitable folded.