Patent ID: 7604025

Claim:
A forming fabric comprising: a top layer comprising a plurality of first top warp yarns woven with a plurality of top weft yarns; a bottom layer comprising a plurality of first bottom warp yarns woven with a plurality of bottom weft yarns; a plurality of second top warp yarns woven with some of the plurality of top weft yarns and with some of the plurality of bottom weft yarns; a plurality of second bottom warp yarns woven with some of the plurality of top weft yarns and with some of the plurality of bottom weft yarns; at least one of the plurality of second top warp yarns being woven to the bottom layer with a short plain weave; and at least one of the plurality of second bottom warp yarns being woven to the bottom layer with a short plain weave, wherein each of the plurality of second top warn yarns and each of the plurality of second bottom warp yarns: passes under between 3 and 6 adjacent top weft yarns when passing between the top and bottom layers; and weaves with three adjacent bottom weft yarns with the short plain weave.