Patent ID: 7959764

Claim:
A paper machine for drying a fibrous web, said paper machine comprising: at least one station wherein the fibrous web has its moisture content reduced, said station having a permeable fabric carrying the web over a drying apparatus, a permeable dewatering fabric contacting the web and being guided over the drying apparatus and a mechanism for applying pressure to the permeable fabric, the web, and the dewatering fabric at the drying apparatus; a forming fabric for carrying the fibrous web to a location ahead of said station, said forming fabric comprising: a plurality of web side weft and warp yarns interwoven to form a fabric contacting the fibrous web; a plurality of machine side weft and warp yarns interwoven to form a machine side fabric for said forming fabric; and a plurality of warp yarns of one of said machine side and web side fabrics interlaced with the plurality of weft yarns of the other of said web side and machine side fabrics to form a multiple layered forming fabric having a significant permeability, wherein each of said warp yarns pass over a plurality of weft yarns of the other of said web side and machine side fabrics before returning to the said one of said machine side and web side fabric.