Patent ID: 7086128

Claim:
A seam assist device for assisting in the seaming of a papermaker's fabric, comprising: a first portion having a first attaching edge for attaching to the fabric in the cross-machine direction and a first distance in the machine direction from a first end of the fabric, and a first connecting edge; the first attaching edge having spiral or loop elements integral therewith or attached to loops formed thereon which are fitted into voids in or are otherwise attached to the surface of the fabric and anchored using a pin yam or pintle; a second portion having a second attaching edge for attaching to the fabric in the cross-machine direction and a second distance in the machine direction from a second end of the fabric, and a second connecting edge; the second attaching edge having spiral or loop elements integral therewith or attached to loops formed thereon which are fitted into voids in or are otherwise attached to the surface of the fabric and anchored using a pin yam or pintle; and said first connecting edge being connectable to the second connecting edge, whereby the first and second ends of the fabric are brought together for seaming by the attached first and second portions when the first and second connecting edges are connected.