摘要 |
<p>An open ended papermaker's fabric (1) of a type woven from a longitudinal thread system (10-25) and a transverse thread system (2-5) and including a plurality of seam loops (35-1 to 35-8) at each end of the fabric. A seam zone (40) exists at each end of the fabric between the respective seam loops and the last thread (2) of the transverse thread system. At least one additional transverse thread (50, 51) is interwoven in at least one seam zone (40) with the longitudinal thread system to provide increased surface contact for better batt adhesion in the seam zone.</p> |