Patent ID: 7811419

Claim:
A press apparatus for removing water from a web, said apparatus comprising: a rotatable roll defining a peripheral surface; an elongate shoe having a curved surface which cooperates with said peripheral surface of said roll for defining therebetween a nip for the passage therethrough of the web, the arrangement being such that when the web extends through said nip, water is pressed from the web; a blanket disposed between said curved surface of said shoe and the web for supporting the web during said passage of the web through said nip, said blanket enclosing said shoe; said blanket having a diameter within a range 500 mm to 875 mm; said roll being rotatable about a longitudinal axis; said roll including: a first and a second side, said peripheral surface extending between said first and said second side of said roll; and said curved surface of said shoe having a machine direction length within a range 40 mm to 130 mm such that a gage of the press apparatus is comparable with a standard conventional roll press gage so that the press apparatus easily fits on a conventional roll press frame without any need for a major rebuild.