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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416640 | Apparatus for forming an extended nip Apparatus for forming an extended nip between a mating roll and a shoe roll for treating a product web, in particular a paper web, the roll axes of which lie in a loading plane E, having a mating roll which is supported via in each case one roll-end assembly on in e... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7383767 | Coupling construction and method for joining and locking the rolls of extended-nip press A yoke assembly for connecting and securing to each other rolls forming a nip in an extended nip press, whereby at least one of the rolls of the extended-nip press includes loading means for loading the endless-loop blanket of one roll against the other one of the e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7314141 | Folding belt filter A belt filter for effecting separation of liquid from solids where, at the collection zone, a filter belt or belts is changed shape so as to provide a supporting shape to bold liquid, which is then fed into a nipping zone. In an embodiment there is a single belt use... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7294237 | Press section and permeable belt in a paper machine A belt press including a roll having an exterior surface and a permeable belt having a side in pressing contact over a portion of the exterior surface of the roll. The permeable belt having a tension of at least 30 KN/m applied thereto. The side of the permeable bel... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7235157 | Method for controlling one or more surface quality variables of a fiber web in a shoe calender The invention relates to a method for controlling a surface quality variable (300) in one or more fiber webs (3) in a shoe calender (1) comprising one or more calender nips. In each calender nip of the shoe calender, the overall loading pressure... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7172679 | Press device having an extended press nip for pressing of a travelling paperboard web, and procedure for controlling the pressure curve in the machine direction by such press nip A press device with an extended press nip for pressing of a continuous paper or paperboard web comprises a press shoe, a backing member, a support, and a plurality of loading cylinders with main axes in their longitudinal directions. The press shoe can be moved betw... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169259 | Shortened layout from dryer to reel in tissue machine A dry end of a tissue machine is made shorter by close-coupling a reel-up to the drying section and supporting the web from the drying section to the reel-up by a foil or a belt such that web stability is maintained, thus allowing high-speed operation. The foil's do... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153392 | Oil siphon A shoe roll of a shoe press for use in a papermaking machine, the shoe roll including a blanket, or endless belt, which houses a shoe assembly that, in cooperation with an external backing roll, forms an extended nip proper. The shoe press includes an oil circulatio... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134388 | Calender for a sheet of paper A calender for a sheet of paper comprising a metal roll which is rotated by a first driving unit. The calender further comprises a rotatable cylindrical jacket, a pressurizing shoe, and a plurality of support members. The cylindrical jacket is disposed opposite the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132037 | Apparatus for forming an extended nip Apparatus for forming an extended nip between a mating roll and a shoe roll for treating a product web, the shoe roll having a stationary carrier and a flexible roll shell which can rotate around the carrier and which, in the region of the extended nip, is supported... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096778 | Continuous press with roller bar journaling pins The roller bar chains of a continuous press for producing pressed board provided sufficient play for the roller bars relative to the link chains by having the journaling pins for the link chains extending through bushings which articulate the overlapping link plates... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097741 | Belt for shoe press A shoe press belt capable of preventing the occurrence and growth of cracks therein and is used in a paper-making press apparatus containing a press roll, a belt, and a pressure shoe for pressing a material web, wherein the shoe press belt includes a reinforcing lay... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7074303 | Blanket clamping arrangement for shoe press of papermaking machine A shoe press for a papermaking machine having clamping means mounted onto the head from the end thereof remote from the blanket. In one embodiment, the head itself is provided with a wedge surface in engagement with respective inclined surfaces of wedge segments and... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7014734 | Shoe press belt Nip press belt of a wet press or a calender with elongated nip, in particular for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, with a flexible elastomer layer that is impermeable to liquids and with a textile reinforcing layer, wherein the elastomer layer comprises soft ru... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005042 | Nip press belt Nip press belt (9) of a wet press (1) or a calender with elongated nip, in particular for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, with a flexible carrier layer (9a) that is impermeable to liquids and is made of soft rubber having a hardness... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000536 | Belt calender The invention relates to a belt calender, comprising a first roll (11), a second roll (13; 15), and a belt loop therebetween, comprising an incompressible metal belt (12) pressed by the second roll (13; 15) against the first roll (11 | 02/21/2006 |
| 6942761 | Press device and method of using the same Press device and method of using the same for treating a fibrous material web that includes a shoe press unit that includes a flexible press belt that revolves around a non-rotating carrier, a counter roll that includes a deflection compensation roll with a roll jac... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936139 | Shoe press apparatus of a papermaking machine In a shoe press apparatus of a papermaking machine, a press part comprises a roll which serves as a pressing member and a shoe. A belt is sandwiched between the roll and the shoe. A lubricant feeder supplies a lubricant from the outside of the shoe at the upstream s... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932888 | Flexible press cover and shoe press roll with such a flexible press cover A flexible press cover which has an additional strengthening element in at least one of its two end regions. As a result, in the end region, the tensile strength and the tensile rigidity in the circumferential direction are increased with respect to that hitherto kn... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926805 | Method for pressing paper web and a calender or a press device with a movable shoe element The press device for a paper web, such as a calendar, contains a flexible moving element (1a) forming an endless structure, said element forming the shell (1) of a roll, the press device including further a counter roll. Inside the moving elemen... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6890407 | Method and apparatus for producing calendered paper or board A method and an arrangement for manufacturing calendered paper or board particularly in the on-line manufacturing method. In the method, a base web is formed from a mixture of water and pulp supplied from the headbox and the web is dried by removing water over the p... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886456 | Anchor device for anchoring a peripheral edge of a press blanket In an enclosed shoe press having a press blanket extending through an extended nip defined between a backing roll and a press shoe, an anchor device is disclosed for anchoring a peripheral edge of the press blanket. The anchor device includes a rotatable head which ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6875311 | Method and apparatus for producing calendered paper or board A method and an arrangement for manufacturing calendered paper or board particularly in the on-line manufacturing method. In the method, a base web is formed from a mixture of water and pulp supplied from the headbox and the web is dried by removing water over the p... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6846385 | Suspension arrangement for a roll A vibration-minimizing suspension mechanism for a press roll is provided. The press roll and an opposing roll each having a rotational axis and cooperate to form a press nip for imparting a linear load on a web passing therethrough. The linear load is oriented throu... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6837157 | Calendar for a sheet of paper A calender for a sheet of paper comprising a metal roll which is rotated by a first driving unit. The calender further comprises a rotatable cylindrical jacket, a pressurizing shoe, and a plurality of support members. The cylindrical jacket is disposed opposite the ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6817286 | Mushroom compost compacting assembly A mushroom compost compacting assembly includes a feed hopper unit, a mixer unit, a conveyor unit and a compactor unit all of which are separate and distinct from each other. The units are detachably connected to each other so that the units could be assembled at th... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811654 | Method and arrangement for calendering paper and board before and after coating A method and apparatus for calendering paper or board in the manufacture of coated grades of paper or board. At least one of the surfaces of an uncoated base material web is calendered, at least one layer of coating mix being applied onto said surface, and at least ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6758136 | Method and apparatus for calendering paper The invention relates to a method for operating a calender, comprising a cylindrical heated roll and a flexible belt surrounding a stationary support beam which supports at least one actuator which may urge a concave load shoe against the heated roll by the flexible... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6726810 | Apparatus for smoothening a paper web before coating A paper web is smoothened by passing the web through a pre-calender device on a paper machine before the application of a coating. The pre-calender device comprises at least one pair of steel rolls, one of which is heated, and a liquid application device which appli... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6676807 | System and process for reducing the caliper of paper webs A process for increasing the tactile properties of a base web without adversely affecting the strength of the web is disclosed. In general, the process includes the steps of placing a base web in between a first moving conveyor and a second moving conveyo... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6585858 | Apparatus for calendering a sheet material web carried by a fabric An apparatus for calendering a sheet material web being carried on or between one or more carrier fabrics. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a calender section having first and second calender rolls forming a nip therebetween. At least one... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6569288 | Method for manufacturing surface-treated printing paper In the method for manufacturing surface-treated printing paper, a paper web is first dried down to a target moisture of the surface treatment, and it is wetted again to the target moisture before the surface treatment. The rewetting to the target moisture... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6554964 | Shoe press and shoe support device therefor A shoe press comprises a shoe support device mounted downstream of the press shoe of the shoe press to carry forces acting on the press shoe and having a first support element that has a support surface facing the press shoe and is fixedly connected to a ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6555013 | Treatment method for things like sludge and treatment apparatus A method and apparatus for treating an aqueous-containing sludge in which the sludge is filtered on an elongate moving sheet of a water permeable unwoven fabric on paper. The moving sheet is folded and compressed between rollers whereby to express water t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6524445 | Apparatus for calendering a sheet material web carried by a fabric An apparatus for calendering a sheet material web being carried on or between one or more carrier fabrics. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a calender section having first and second calender rolls forming a nip therebetween. At least one... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6517683 | Shoe press with movable guides to alter machine direction shoe position The invention relates to a press in a machine for the production or treatment of a continuously running web of cellulosic fibrous material, for instance a paper, tissue or board machine. The press includes a press device and a counter element arranged opp... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6514385 | Press section with alternatives press shoes of different length Press section of a machine and process for producing webs. The press section includes a shoe press including a shoe press unit and a counter roll. The shoe press unit includes at least two press shoes and an elastic liquid-impermeable press belt guided ov... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6505549 | Method of and an apparatus for protecting the jacket upon a web break in a hot shoe press roll nip In a roll nip (5) formed between a shoe press roll (1) having a concave, plane or slightly convex press shoe (11), a flexible jacket (15) and a hot counter roll (3), the jacket (15) may be damaged by the heat from the counter roll (3) upon a web break. To... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6485612 | Air press assembly for use in a paper-making machine A press assembly for use in a paper-making machine includes a roll, a first air press backing assembly and a second air press backing assembly. The first air press backing assembly and the second air press backing assembly each include an inner wall, an o... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6454102 | Belt press with adjustable inlet guide A belt press having a frame with a first belt and a second belt rotatably mounted on the frame. A curved inlet guide is movably carried on the frame. The inlet guide has a decreasing radius of curvature from an inlet end to an exit end. A positioning asse... | 09/24/2002 |
