Patent ID: 6886456

Claim:
In an enclosed shoe press having a press blanket extending through an extended nip defined between a backing roll and a press shoe, an anchor device for anchoring a peripheral edge of the press blanket, said anchor device comprising: a rotatable head defining a conical peripheral surface for supporting the blanket; a ring defining a concave surface which cooperates with said conical surface of said rotatable head such that the peripheral edge of the blanket is anchored between said conical surface of said head and said concave surface of said ring; a pin extending radially inwardly from said ring, said pin engaging a hole defined by the peripheral edge of the blanket; a plurality of barbs extending away from said concave surface for assisting in anchoring the peripheral edge of the blanket against said conical surface of said rotatable head; and a mechanism for urging said conical surface of said head axially away from the press shoe so that said conical surface moves towards said concave surface of said ring such that the peripheral edge of the blanket is wedged between said conical surface of said head and said concave surface of said ring the arrangement being structured such that when the blanket extends through the extended nip and during subsequent flexing of the blanket, the peripheral edge of the blanket is firmly anchored to said conical surface of said rotatable head.