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US 2002/0172802 A1Published application
Decorative creped shredded material
OwnerDonald E. Wederinventor
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Abstract
A decorative shredded material formed from a creped optical effect material made from a creped iridescent material, the creping creating light-reflective iridescent ridges and non-light reflective valleys on each strip or piece of the decorative shredded material. Methods for making decorative shredded material.
Claims28
A decorative shredded material, comprising:
- a substantially iridescent sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface, both the upper surface and the lower surface being substantially creped,
- wherein the sheet of material is shredded into a plurality of decorative strips, each of the plurality of decorative strips retaining a creped appearance forming a textured appearance of a plurality of ridges and valleys which creates visual light and dark reflective effects, a light reflective effect created from light striking the ridges creating light-reflective iridescence and a dark reflective effect being created from non-light reflective valleys, the light and dark reflective effects changing with a change in light directed upon and reflected from the plurality of ridges and valleys on each of the plurality of decorative strips.
A decorative shredded material, comprising:
- a substantially iridescent sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface, both the upper surface and the lower surface being substantially creped,
- wherein the sheet of material is shredded into a plurality of decorative elements, each of the plurality of decorative elements retaining a creped appearance forming a textured appearance of a plurality of ridges and valleys which creates visual light and dark reflective effects, a light reflective effect created from light striking the ridges creating light-reflective iridescence and a dark reflective effect being created from non-light reflective valleys, the light and dark reflective effects changing with a change in light directed upon and reflected from the plurality of ridges and valleys on each of the plurality of decorative elements.
A method for providing a decorative shredded material, comprising:
- providing a substantially iridescent sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- creping the sheet of material such that both the upper surface and the lower surface are creped, a creped appearance forming a textured appearance of a plurality of ridges and valleys which creates visual light and dark reflective effects, a light reflective effect created from light striking the ridges creating light-reflective iridescence and a dark reflective effect being created from non-light reflective valleys, the light and dark reflective effects changing with a change in light directed upon and reflected from the plurality of ridges and valleys;
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- shredding the sheet of material into a plurality of decorative strips, each of the plurality of decorative strips having both a textured appearance of a plurality of ridges and valleys and visual light and dark reflective effects, the light and dark reflective effects changing with a change in light directed upon and reflected from the plurality of ridges and valleys on each of the plurality of decorative strips.
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A method for providing a decorative shredded material, comprising:
- providing a substantially iridescent sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- creping the sheet of material such that both the upper surface and the lower surface are creped, a creped appearance forming a textured appearance of a plurality of ridges and valleys which creates visual light and dark reflective effects, a light reflective effect created from light striking the ridges creating light-reflective iridescence and a dark reflective effect being created from non-light reflective valleys, the light and dark reflective effects changing with a change in light directed upon and reflected from the plurality of ridges and valleys;
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- shredding the sheet of material into a plurality of decorative elements, each of the plurality of decorative elements having both a textured appearance of a plurality of ridges and valleys and visual light and dark reflective effects, the light and dark reflective effects changing with a change in light directed upon and reflected from the plurality of ridges and valleys on each of the plurality of decorative elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.