Improvements in papermaking fabrics

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EP 0 972 876 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	19.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/03

(21)	Application number: 99305526.8

(22)	Date of filing: 12.07.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D21F 1/00, D21F 11/00

(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

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Priority:

14.07.1998 GB 9815142

(71)	Applicant: Voith Fabrics Heidenheim GmbH & Co.KG
	89522 Heidenheim (DE)

(72)	Inventor:
	Sayers, Ian Christison Ribchester, Lancashire, PR3 3XT (GB)

(74)	Representative: Middlemist, Ian Alastair et al
	Wilson Gunn M'Caw, 41-51 Royal Exchange, Cross Street Manchester, M2 7BD Manchester, M2 7BD (GB)

(54)	Improvements in papermaking fabrics

(57) A papermaking fabric comprises a base layer (10) which may be a woven or nonwoven textile, or a perforated plastics membrane. This supports a layer of partially fused layer (11) of metal or plastics particles or fibres, with a textile reinforcement structure (12). The layer (11) has a paper-contacting surface formed with raised areas (15) and/or recessed areas (16) provided by moulding or embossing the layer (11).

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