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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Robert Crook, Wilson, NC (US);
Clifton Wilder, Sims, NC (US);
Robert Crook, Wilson, NC (US);
Clifton Wilder, Sims, NC (US);
Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Abstract
Belt and method of making a belt for a paper making machine. The belt includes a flat woven material having a top side surface and a bottom side surface and two terminal ends separated in a machine direction. Folds formed in the flat woven material are separated in the machine direction, so that the two terminal ends are located under the bottom side surface. Seam loops are located at the folds, and the two terminal ends one of are arranged adjacent each other and overlap each other in a region offset from a center between the folds. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.