摘要 |
A method of producing an endless pin seamed fabric having particular use as a fabric on a paper making machine. The fabric is a woven warp and weft system formed by weaving a single continuous warp yarn (3) with an array of parallel weft yarns (2) in a series of forward and reverse picks. During the weaving operation, the warp yarn (3) is selectively looped around a pin (5) disposed parallel to an end yarn in the array of weft yarns in a series of loops (4) to form an endless pin seamed fabric. After weaving, by removal of the pin (5), the endless fabric can be opened and readily installed on a papermaking machine. The region of the fabric adjacent the pin seam has a uniform porosity and a constant thickness. The terms <<warp yarn>> and <<weft yarn>> are considered according to the definition in the description. |