(19)
(11) EP 0 960 973 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/27

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/48

(21) Application number: 99630046.3

(22) Date of filing: 07.05.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D21F 1/00, D21F 5/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.05.1998 US 82389

(71) Applicant: BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Wilmington, Delaware 19803 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Pulkowski, Jeffrey Henry
    Roscoe, Illinois 61073 (US)
  • Deshpande, Rajendra D.
    Rockton, Illinois 61072 (US)

(74) Representative: Schmitz, Jean-Marie et al
Dennemeyer & Associates S.A., P.O. Box 1502
1015 Luxembourg
1015 Luxembourg (LU)

   


(54) A dryer felt device


(57) A dryer felt device is disclosed for supporting a web which extends through a single tier drying section of a paper machine. The device includes a looped felt which has a permeability which is greater than 90 cfm.






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