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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1997
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 ...
D21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
162348 ; 24 3 / ; 24297 ; 1393 / ; 162904 ; 1623582 ;
Abstract
A seam construction for a papermakers fabric wherein 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 ends. Preferably, the seam components are male and female and become positively locked when the seam ends are joined together.