A PAPER MAKING BELT WITH A JOINT AREA FORMING A GEOMETRIC PATTERN WHICH IS REPEATED AT SMALLER AND LITTLE SCALES TO PRODUCE IRREGULAR SHAPES AND SURFACES

摘要

The present disclosure relates to a papermaking belt having a patterned frame having a continuous network region and a plurality of individual deflection conduits isolated from each other by the continuous network region. The continuous network region has a pattern formed therein by a plurality of mosaic meshes. Each mesh has a center and at least two continuous bearing surfaces extending in at least two directions from the center. At least one of the continuous bearing surfaces bifurcates at least so as to form a continuous bearing surface portion having a first width before the bifurcation and at least two continuous bearing surface portions having a second width after the bifurcation where the at least two portions of continuous bearing surface are disposed at an angle of from about 1 degree to about 180 degrees relative to each other.