Sheet material foldable to form three-dimensional signage
US10787016B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42P2241/06
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system in which flat sheet stock can be digitally printed then formed and folded through a pattern process to rapidly create digitally decorated simulated tubing, and/or other unique three-dimensional shapes includes a foldable blank of a flat sheet of material with a plurality of fold lines formed into the flat sheet of material to allow the foldable blank, when folded, to configure at least one post which replicates extruded plastic or metal tubing. The post may define an elongated interior configured to receive an elongated support, after the folding along the fold lines. In a plurality of foldable blanks, each foldable blank including a flat sheet of material, and a plurality of fold lines formed into the flat sheet of material, the flat sheets of material are each foldable along their respective fold lines to configure a plurality of elements fittable together to form a standing display.
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