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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul H. Sutherland, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
AstenJohnson, Inc., Charleston, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 3/02 ;
Abstract
An expandable monofilament pintle, either solid or hollow, that is inserted in a channel formed by a plurality of intermeshed loops at the ends of a papermaking fabric is expanded by means of exposure to either chemicals, high temperature, or some other form of triggering mechanism to pull the fabric ends closer together to form a tight seam.