One-sided printing and manufacturing of a möbius strip
US6779936B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2009/1072
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention provides methods for the one sided printing and manufacture of a Möbius strip. The invention includes a method comprising providing an image (30); aligning three substantially identical copies of the image (30) such that a first copy is juxtaposed to a second copy, and a third copy is centered beneath and adjacent to the first and second copies; setting a die layout in a desired configuration; die cutting the Möbius strip using a die (29); and assembling the Möbius strip. Using methods of the invention, relatively seamless Möbius strips may be constructed for use in a wide variety of retail items, such as gift and other novelty items and as a marketing tool for organization wishing to promote cyclical concepts.
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