Abstract: A seam structure for a drying wire, produced by reducing the thickness of the end portion of the drying wire and folding the end portion double and stitching the double wire portion to hold it together; and a method for producing the seam structure. At least part of the stitch (6; 6a, 6b) is sewn in parallel with warp threads (2) in the direction of travel of the drying wire between the warp threads (2) so that it will be positioned below the contact surfaces of the warp threads, the stitch end close to the seam being sewn double over a distance and the stitch end remote from the seam is bonded to the wire side facing away from the web by silicone (7) or some other suitable glue-like material.

Abstract: A belt splice for connecting the ends of a belt having a plurality of parallel rods. The belt splice includes a pair of belt connectors, each connector has a belt engaging end and a flexible joint engaging end. A flexible joint secured between the pair of connectors being made from rubber with a rigid pin embedded in each end. The rigid pins cooperating with fasteners to secure the connectors to the flexible joint.

Abstract: This disclosure shows a novel shaped pintle wire for papermachine clothing. The intended use of the pintle wire is to close a pin seam by joining the loops formed by the machine-direction yarns at each end of an open-ended papermachine fabric. The present pintle has a non-circular cross section with a major dimension and a minor dimension. The major dimension stretches the loops and reduces seam gap. The minor dimension is approximately equal to the thickness of the fabric under load. Both serve to reduce the marking of the paper sheet by the seam region.