Appeal No. 1997-1888 Page 12
Application No. 08/221,467
McCarten discloses a blanket (or belt) for an extended
nip press in the art of papermaking (column 1, lines 11-25).
It is disclosed that the problem of delamination is sought to
be overcome by providing a monocoque fiber-reinforced
polyurethane blanket (belt) in which the reinforcing fibers
are non-woven or partially oriented in the machine direction.
The fibers therefore become randomly oriented throughout the
thickness of the blanket (belt) structure (column 2, lines 43-
49).
Kiuchi discloses a pressure belt for use with an extended
nip press in a papermaking machine and a method for
manufacturing the same (column 1, lines 7-10). Pressure belt
(3) (Fig. 2) is constructed of layers of synthetic resin (12,
12') formed on both inside and outside surfaces of an endless
base fabric (11), and a number of drain channels (14) are then
provided over the entire surface of a belt with which felt
comes into contact (column 3, lines 8-14). The base fabric
(11) is formed in such a way that mesh or net-like fabrics
formed from monofilament yarns or multifilament yarns or a
combination thereof which are synthetic fibers such as of a
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