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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
C Barry Johnson, Summeville, SC (US);
Rachel H Kramer, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
Asten, Inc., Charleston, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264138 ; 264154 ; 264252 ; 264254 ; 264255 ; 264257 ; 264273 ; 264274 ; 264275 ; 264279 ; 2643281 ; 2643287 ; 2643288 ;
Abstract
A seam construction for a papermakers fabric in which mating seam components are molded onto opposite ends of the fabric. The seam is assembled by matingly engaging the seam components molded onto the respective fabric end to define a seam having a caliper substantially equal to the caliper of the fabric. Preferably, the seam components are male and female and become positively locked when the seam ends are joined together.