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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Holden, Blackburn, GB;
Assignee:
Voith Fabrics Heidenheim GmbH & Co. KG, Heidenheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 1/00 ;
Abstract
A seam arrangement for connecting the two ends of a fabric so as to form an endless belt, particularly for use in papermaking. The seam arrangement comprises two endless coils (,) which are respectively located at the free ends of the fabric and on interdigitation are brought into union by a pintle wire. Each loop of the coils (,) is secured by a “short” fabric loop (,) and a “long” fabric loop (,). The short fabric loop is located at the right hand side of the long fabric loop when looking up the fabric towards the seam.