Ascoe Felts, Inc.

Ian K Booth

Frank J Cunnane, Iii

Francis J Cunnane, Iii

A papermakers felt having improved void volume and a method for manufacturing of the felt are disclosed. The felt as woven comprises at least three plies with one ply being comprised of removable yarns. Through removal of the removable yarns, a series of voids are created in the final felt.

Papermakers superimposed felt with voids formed by removing yarns

A papermaker's wet felt having a multi-layered base fabric. Multiple layers of machine direction yarns are interwoven with a system of cross machine direction yarns having selected floats such that the cross machine yarns predominate both the top and bottom surfaces of the base fabric. Each yarn of the cross machine direction yarn system interweaving with at least two layers of machine direction yarns.

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Clinton, SC, United States of America

Ian K Booth