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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Astenjohnson, Inc., Charleston, SC (US);
Henry Lee, Simpsonville, SC (US);
AstenJohnson, Inc., Charleston, SC (US);
Abstract
A seamless press felt is provided having inner and outer base fabric layers, which can be woven or non-woven, having an MD length and CD width, each including at least a first array of MD oriented yarns and being formed as a continuous unbroken tube structure. An elastic intermediate yarn assembly with parallel and regularly spaced CD yarns, each bonded to an elastic carrier material, is formed as a continuous unbroken tube structure, and is 'socked' between the inner and outer base fabric layers. The elastic intermediate yarn assembly has an MD length that is from 1% to 10% less than the MD length of the press felt prior to assembly and is elastically stretched during assembly between the inner and outer base fabric layers. At least one batt layer needled through the inner and outer base fabric layers and the elastic intermediate yarn assembly to fornt he press felt.