A PAPERMAKING BELT HAVING A PERMEABLE REINFORCING STRUCTURE

摘要

A papermaking belt (10, 10) having an embryonic web contacting surface (11) for carrying an embryonic (17, 17a) web of paper fibers and a non - embryonic web contacting surface (12) opposite said embryonic web contacting surface is disclosed. The papermaking belt comprises a reinforcing (44) structure having a patterned framework disposed thereon. The patterned framework has a continuous network region (42) and a plurality of discrete deflection conduits (46). The deflection conduits are isolated one from another by the continuous network region. A plurality of pores (46) is randomly disposed within the continuous network region. The pores have one opening disposed upon the embryonic web contacting surface and one opening disposed upon the non - embryonic web contacting surface. Each of the pores (40) provides at least one pathway between the embryonic web contacting surface and the non - embryonic web contacting surface.