Patent ID: 6926804

Claim:
A multi-tier fabric loading harness for installing a fabric onto a papermaking machine, comprising: a first portion having a first attaching edge for attaching to an end of the fabric in the cross-machine direction, a plurality of apertures spaced across a width of the first portion in the cross-machine direction, and a supporting rigid member across the entire width of the first portion; a first rope sequentially laced through the plurality of apertures to form self-aligning loops for a first tier of the harness; a first end of the first rope being attached to a first edge aperture in the first portion; a second end of the first rope being attached to a second edge of the first portion to a last edge aperture; a second rope sequentially laced through the self-aligning loops of the first tier to form self-aligning loops for a second tier of the harness; a first end of the second rope being attached to a first loop of the first tier and a second end of the second rope being attached to a last loop of the first tier; and a pull ring gathering the self-aligning loops of the second tier for use in pulling the fabric onto the papermaking machine.