A flat of a revolving flat card is provided with a clothing the points of which are subdivided into groups. The flat preferentially presents an area provided with clothing of a length of more than 1000 mm. The groups each may present a "heel", or a clothing plane each respectively, facing the main drum. The groups can be formed by respective clothing strips (flexible clothing) fastened on a support member to extend in the longitudinal direction thereof, or by saw tooth wire strips (metallic card clothing) arranged side by side and extending in transverse direction of the flat.
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