Appeal No. 1998-3018
Application 08/457,328
and second opposed ends and through each of which a respective
one of said divided stock flows passes, said first ends of
said second and third flow lines being connected to said
branching member and said second ends of said second and third
flow lines leading to a respective one of said inlet headers
of said headbox, a respective one of said divided stock flows
being passed through each of said second and third flow lines
from said branching member without storing said divided stock
flows between said branching member and said inlet headers,
means for independently adding chemicals and/or fillers
to each of said divided stock flows during the flow of said
divided stock flows through a respective one of said at least
second and third flow lines after said branching member and
before entry of said divided stock flows into said inlet
headers such that stock in each inlet header has an
independently controllable chemical and/or filler
characteristic, and
diluting means for adjusting the consistency of at least
one of said divided stock flows such that said at least one of
said divided stock flows has a consistency independently
adjustable with respect to the consistency of other of said
divided stock flows, said diluting means comprising conduit
means for passing a diluting-water flow into said at least one
of said divided stock flows as said at least one of said
divided stock flows is passing through a respective one of
said at least second and third flow lines prior to entry of
said at least one of said divided stock flows into the
respective one of said inlet headers of said headbox.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Schacht 2,077,015 Apr. 13, 1937
Booth 2,315,892 Apr. 6, 1943
Beck 3,598,696 Aug. 10, 1971
Schmaeng 4,021,295 May 3, 1977
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