Double cross parallel binder fabric
First Claim
1. A fabric for use in making paper, said fabric comprising:
- a first layer of machine direction (MD) yarns;
a second layer of machine direction (MD) yarns;
a first layer of cross-machine direction (CD) yarns;
a second layer of cross-machine direction (CD) yarns; and
a plurality of a first type of groups of additional cross-machine direction (CD) binder yarns each having a first CD yarn and a second CD yarn;
wherein said first and second CD yarns in at least one of the first type of groups are interwoven with said MD yarns of said first and second layers and pass over at least one same MD yarn on an outer surface of one of said first and second layers within a repeat pattern.
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Abstract
A multi-layer fabric which may be utilized in a papermaking process. Such fabric has a first layer having machine direction (MD) yarns and cross-direction (CD) yarns interwoven therewith and a second layer having machine direction (MD) yarns and cross-direction (CD) yarns interwoven therewith. In such fabric, a plurality of pairs of first type of binders each having a first binder and a second binder are interwoven with the first and second layers. The first and second binders of at least one pair are interwoven with the first and second layers so as to pass over at least one same yarn on an outer surface of the first layer.
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32 Claims
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1. A fabric for use in making paper, said fabric comprising:
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a first layer of machine direction (MD) yarns;
a second layer of machine direction (MD) yarns;
a first layer of cross-machine direction (CD) yarns;
a second layer of cross-machine direction (CD) yarns; and
a plurality of a first type of groups of additional cross-machine direction (CD) binder yarns each having a first CD yarn and a second CD yarn;
wherein said first and second CD yarns in at least one of the first type of groups are interwoven with said MD yarns of said first and second layers and pass over at least one same MD yarn on an outer surface of one of said first and second layers within a repeat pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fabric comprising:
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a first layer having machine direction (MD) yarns and cross-direction (CD) yarns interwoven therewith; and
a second layer having machine direction (MD) yarns and cross-direction (CD) yarns interwoven therewith;
wherein a plurality of pairs of first type of binders each having a first binder and a second binder are interwoven with said first and second layers, and wherein said first and second binders of at least one pair are interwoven with said first and second layers so as to pass over at least one same yarn on an outer surface of said first layer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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