Claims
- 1. An industrial fabric having a system of CMD yarns and a system of flat monofilament MD yarns interwoven with said CMD yarns in a selected repeat pattern, wherein the MD yarn system is comprised of paired upper and lower yarns stacked in the same relative vertical alignment to each other throughout the body of the fabric and the actual warp fill of at least the upper MD yarns is at least 80%.
- 2. The fabric of claim 1 wherein the actual warp fill of the upper and lower MD yarns is at least 80%.
- 3. The fabric of claim 2 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 4. The fabric of claim 2 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater the 3:1.
- 5. The fabric of claim 1 wherein the actual warp fill of at least the upper MD yarns is no more than 125%.
- 6. The fabric of claim 5 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 7. The fabric of claim 5 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 8. The fabric of claim 1 wherein the actual warp fill ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are at least 80% but no more than 125%.
- 9. The fabric of claim 8 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 10. The fabric of claim 8 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 11. The fabric of claim 1 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 12. The fabric of claim 1 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 13. A papermakers fabric having a system of CMD yarns and a system of flat monofilament MD yarns interwoven with said CMD yarns in a selected repeat pattern, wherein the MD yarn system is comprised of paired upper and lower yarns stacked in the same relative vertical alignment to each other throughout the body of the fabric and the actual warp fill of at least the upper MD yarns is at least 80%.
- 14. The fabric of claim 13 wherein the actual warp fill of the upper and lower MD yarns is at least 80%.
- 15. The fabric of claim 14 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 16. The fabric of claim 14 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 17. The fabric of claim 13 wherein the actual warp fill of at least the upper MD yarns is no more than 125%.
- 18. The fabric of claim 17 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 19. The fabric of claim 17 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 20. The fabric of claim 13 wherein the actual warp fill ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are at least 80% but no more than 125%.
- 21. The fabric of claim 20 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 22. The fabric of claim 20 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 23. The fabric of claim 13 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 24. The fabric of claim 13 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are grater than 3:1.
- 25. A papermakers dryer fabric comprised of a system of CMD yarns and a system of flat monofilament MD yarns that includes upper and lower yarns; the systems are woven in a repeated pattern with upper and lower yarns of the MD yarn system stacked in the same relative vertical alignment to each other throughout the body of the fabric and the actual warp fill of at least the upper MD yarns is at least 80%.
- 26. The fabric of claim 25 wherein the actual warp fill of the upper and lower MD yarns is at least 80%.
- 27. The fabric of claim 26 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 28. The fabric of claim 26 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 29. The fabric of claim 25 wherein the actual warp fill of at least the upper MD yarns is no more than 125%.
- 30. The fabric of claim 29 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 31. The fabric of claim 29 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 32. The fabric of claim 25 wherein the actual warp fill ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are at least 80% but no more than 125%.
- 33. The fabric of claim 32 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 34. The fabric of claim 32 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
- 35. The fabric of claim 25 wherein the aspect ratio of at least the upper MD yarns is greater than 3:1.
- 36. The fabric of claim 25 wherein the aspect ratios of the upper and lower MD yarns are greater than 3:1.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 534,164, filed Jun. 6, 1990, allowed May 28, 1991.
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