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US 11,858,069 B2Granted
Elongate profile, an assembly comprising the elongate profile and a method for producing the elongate profile
AssigneeCutwork B.V.
InventorAntonin Yuji Maeno
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Abstract
The invention relates to an elongate profile extending in a longitudinal direction and having a first end and a second end, wherein between the first end and the second end the profile has at least one cutting line forming a cutting pattern for at least one profile section to be removed from the profile, wherein after removal of the at least one profile section from the profile the first end of the profile is bendable towards the second end of the profile and/or vice versa.
Claims20
An elongate profile extending in a longitudinal direction and having a first end and a second end,
- wherein between the first end and the second end the profile has at least one cutting line forming a cutting pattern for at least one profile section to be removed from the profile, wherein the profile has at least three planar sides, including a first side, a second side, and a third side, wherein a first edge extends between the first side and the second side, and a second edge extends between the second side and the third side, and the at least one cutting line is provided in the at least three sides of the profile and the first edge and the second edge;
- wherein after forming the cutting pattern the profile further comprises at least one separation section, the at least one separation section is frangible by breaking such that in an unbroken state of the separation section the at least one profile section is connected to the profile and in a broken state of the separation section the at least one profile section is disconnected from the profile for removing the at least one profile section from the profile wherein after removal of the at least one profile section from the profile the first end of the profile is bendable towards the second end of the profile and/or vice versa.
An assembly comprising an elongate profile extending in a longitudinal direction and having a first end and a second end,
- wherein between the first end and the second end the profile has at least one cutting line forming a cutting pattern for at least one profile section to be removed from the profile, wherein the profile has three sides and the at least one cutting line is provided in at least two sides of the profile;
- wherein after forming the cutting pattern the profile further comprises at least one separation section, the at least one separation section is frangible by breaking such that in an unbroken state of the separation section the at least one profile section is connected to the profile and in a broken state of the separation section the at least one profile section is disconnected from the profile for removing the at least one profile section from the profile wherein after removal of the at least one profile section from the profile the first end of the profile is bendable towards the second end of the profile and/or vice versa;
- wherein the assembly further comprises a fixating element connected or to be connected to the profile;
- wherein the fixating element is configured to fixate the curvature of the profile after bending the profile,
- wherein the fixating element for fixating the desired curved shape of the profile is selected from the group consisting of:
- a curved fixation plate connected to or to be connected on an outer wall of the profile;
- welds provided by a welding process;
- a rope or a cable for connecting a first portion of the profile located close to the first end of the profile with a second portion of the profile located close to the second end of the profile;
- a linear support element connecting a first portion of the profile located close to the first end of the profile with a second portion of the profile located close to the second end of the profile;
- and
- wherein the linear support element is a rod-like structure or a plate provided with connection flanges on its ends to be connected to the first and second portion of the profile.
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