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US 2004/0166314 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for an artificial twisted wicker strand
OwnerColey Mathisinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for providing an artificial wicker strand and article of manufacture made therefrom is provided, wherein a plurality of strands of core yarn may be coated with, for example, a thermoplastic polymer. The yarn is extruded to apply the thermoplastic coating, twisted at least in pairs, heat-set, and permitted to cool. The strands are twisted to reflect light in similar manner as natural wicker. The twisted strands may then be used to form articles of manufacture. The twisted strands may be wrapped around an article of manufacture frame such that the frame is substantially covered by the twisted artificial wicker.
Claims23
An artificial wicker strand comprising:
- a. a first elongated core yarn material of indeterminate length;
- b. an first outer coating substantially surrounding said first elongated core yarn material providing a first coated core yarn material;
- c. a second elongated core yarn material of indeterminate length;
- d. a second outer coating substantially surrounding said second core yarn material providing a second coated core yarn material;
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- e. wherein said first coated core yarn material and said second coated core yarn material are twisted with the first coated yarn material spiraling around said second coated core material.
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An artificial wicker strand comprising:
- a. a first elongated core yarn material of indeterminate length;
- b. a second elongated core yarn material of indeterminate length in proximity to said first elongated core yarn material;
- c. an outer coating, said outer coating substantially surrounding said first elongated core yarn material and said second elongated core yarn material providing a coated core strand including a FIG. 8 cross-section;
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- d. said coated core strand being twisted in a spiral-like shape.
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An article of manufacture having a wicker appearance comprising:
- a. a frame having a shape of an article of manufacture, said frame including a structural member;
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- b. an artificial wicker strand including at least a first and second elongated core yarn material of indeterminate length, said first core yarn material including a first outer coating substantially surrounding said first core yarn material and said second core yarn material including a second outer coating substantially surrounding said second core yarn materials, wherein at least a portion of said first outer coating of said first coated core yarn material is common to a portion of said second outer coating of said second coated core yarn material, said first and second coated core yarn materials being twisted into a spiral-like shape, wherein said twisted coated core yarn material is in substantial communication with at least said frame.
A method of manufacturing an artificial wicker, comprising:
- a. coating a first core yarn material of indeterminate length with an outer coating comprised of a thermoplastic polymer with a fluid meting point of less than 350° F., to produce a first coated core yarn material, wherein the coating is performed during extrusion of the core yarn material;
- b. coating a second core yarn material of indeterminate length with an outer coating comprised of a thermoplastic polymer with a fluid meting point of less than 350° F., to produce a first coated core yarn material, wherein the coating is performed during extrusion of the core yarn material;
- c. twisting the first coated core yarn material in spiral around the second core yarn material producing a first twisted coated core yarn material including reflections of light substantially similar to natural wicker;
- d. heatsetting the first twisted coated core yarn material;
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- e. permitting the first twisted coated core yarn material to cool.
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A method of manufacturing article of artificial wicker, comprising:
- a. coating a first core yarn material of indeterminate length with an outer coating comprised of a thermoplastic polymer with a fluid meting point of less than 350° F., to produce a first coated core yarn material, wherein the coating is performed during extrusion of the core yarn material;
- b. coating a second core yarn material of indeterminate length with an outer coating comprised of a thermoplastic polymer with a fluid meting point of less than 350° F., to produce a first coated core yarn material, wherein the coating is performed during extrusion of the core yarn material;
- c. twisting the first coated core yarn material in spiral around the second core yarn material producing a twisted coated core yarn material including reflections of light substantially similar to natural wicker;
- d. heatsetting the twisted coated core yarn material;
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- e. permitting the twisted coated core yarn material to cool;
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- f. wrapping the twisted coated core yarn material substantially covering a frame having a shape of an article of manufacture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.