Patent ID: 7048829

Claim:
A papermaking wire cloth for a sheet forming zone, comprising: a paper side; a backing side; cross-threads making up said sides; at least first lengthwise threads of at least one type interwoven with said cross-threads and forming at least first and second crossings while forming repeats, and first and second crossings being of different types; and a weave pattern formed of said cross-threads and said lengthwise threads of said paper side being repeated between consecutive ones of said first crossings and consecutive ones of said second crossings, said lengthwise threads alternating from said backing side to said paper side and vice versa between consecutive ones of said first crossings with the second crossing being formed and between consecutive ones of said second crossings with the first crossing being formed, said lengthwise threads alternating and being formed with a different one of said crossings within one repeat of said backing side, said cross-threads of said backing side being held within said one repeat of said backing side on an outer side thereof remote from said paper side by at least two of said lengthwise threads, said weave pattern on said paper side being a linen weave.