PAPERMAKING FABRIC HAVING DIAGONAL ROWS OF POCKETS SEPERATEDBY DIAGONAL ROWS OF STRIPS HAVING A CO-PLANAR SURFACE

摘要

A woven fabric for use in papermaking machines and particularly with through air drying machines. The fabric comprises a paper support surface (A) having spaced diagonal rows (40) of uncompressed paper f orming fibers over the surface of paper formed on the papermaking machine. The rows of pockets (B) are separated by diagonal strip s (44) of support surface arranged along substantially a single plane. The diagonal strips provide support areas over the width of th e paper forming fibers which firmly secure the fiber she et with the papermaking fabric during paper forming. The strips also produce diagona l rows of compressed paper forming fibers which provide for a more stable paper product.