NONWOVEN TEXTILE ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND SPIRALLY WOUND PRESS FELT COMPRISED OF SAME

摘要

A nonwoven textile assembly, a method for its manufacture and a spirally wound press felt made from the assembly are disclosed. The nonwoven textile assembly may include, but is not limited to, a first textile component of parallel yams of constant height and spacing, an adhesive material, a second textile component, such as a nonwoven mesh or scrim and a lightweight batt layer. The textile assembly is then passed through a preferably heated pressure zone to activate the adhesives. The resulting nonwoven textile assembly may then be needled or otherwise processed. A spirally wound press felt comprised of at least one helically wound, abutting strip of the nonwoven textile assembly is provided.