Method for compactly folding paper and product
AssigneePlatinum Press, Inc.
InventorsRuben Luviano, Tom Miller
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Abstract
A method of folding a sheet of paper. The method includes: folding the sheet of paper into an accordion shape comprising a plurality of pleats and collapsing the pleats to form a strip; folding the strip about in half to form a first folded strip; folding the first folded strip about a point that is about two-thirds a length of the first folded strip to form a second folded strip comprising an exposed portion that is about a third the length of the first folded strip; and folding the second folded strip about in half to form a third folded strip.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- folding a sheet of paper into an accordion shape comprising a plurality of pleats and collapsing the pleats to form a strip;
- folding the strip about in half to form a first folded strip;
- folding the first folded strip about a point that is about two-thirds a length of the first folded strip to form a second folded strip comprising an exposed portion that is about a third the length of the first folded strip;
- before folding the second folded strip, applying a first spot of glue to the exposed portion of the second folded strip;
- folding the second folded strip about in half to form a third folded strip;
- before folding the third folded strip, applying a second spot of glue on the third folded strip;
- folding the third folded strip about in half to form a fourth folded strip.
A product created according to a process comprising:
- folding a sheet of paper into an accordion shape comprising a plurality of pleats and collapsing the pleats to form a strip;
- folding the strip about in half to form a first folded strip;
- folding the first folded strip about a point that is about two-thirds a length of the first folded strip to form a second folded strip comprising an exposed portion that is about a third the length of the first folded strip;
- before further folding, applying a first spot of glue to the exposed portion of the second folded strip;
- folding the second folded strip about in half to form a third folded strip;
- before further folding, applying a second spot of glue on the third folded strip;
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- folding the third folded strip about in half to form a fourth folded strip.
The product of 7, wherein the method for creating the product further comprises:
- attaching the fourth folded strip to a container.
A product comprising:
- a sheet of folded paper comprising:
- an accordion fold, wherein the accordion fold comprises a strip of a plurality of collapsed pleats,
- a first fold around about a center of the strip,
- a second fold within the first fold at about a two-thirds of a first length of the first fold of the strip,
- a third fold within the second fold at about a half of a second length of the second fold of the strip;
- a first spot of glue within the third fold,
- a fourth fold within the third fold at about a half of a third length of the third fold of the strip, and
- a second spot of glue within the fourth fold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.