Method of bending sheet materials and sheet therefor
AssigneeIndustrial Origam, LLC
InventorsMax Durney, Alan Pendley
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Abstract
A sheet of material formed for bending along a bend line including a sheet of material (30) includes a plurality of dividing slits (37) and a plurality of strap slits (39) formed therethrough. The dividing slits extending substantially along a desired bend line (35) and divide the sheet of material into first and second planar regions (32, 33). The strap slits intersect the desired bend line and adjacent pairs of strap slits form a bending strap therebetween. The bending strap has a longitudinal strap axis intersecting the desired bend line. The sheet of material may be formed of composite materials. A method of forming and using the sheet of material is also disclosed.
Claims45
A sheet of material formed for bending along a bend line comprising:
- a sheet of material having at least one dividing slit extending substantially along a desired bend line dividing said sheet of material into first and second planar regions, and at least two strap slits formed through said sheet of material intersecting said desired bend line, wherein said strap slits form a bending strap therebetween, said bending strap having a longitudinal strap axis intersecting said desired bend line.
A sheet of material formed for bending along a bend line comprising:
- a sheet of material having a plurality of dividing slits extending substantially along a desired bend line dividing said sheet of material into first and second planar regions, and a plurality of substantially parallel strap slits formed through said sheet of material intersecting said desired bend line, wherein adjacent pairs of said strap slits form a bending strap there between, said bending strap having a longitudinal strap axis intersecting said desired bend line.
A method of forming a sheet of material for bending along a bend line comprising the steps of:
- forming at least one dividing slit through said sheet of material extending substantially along a desired bend line thereby dividing said sheet of material into first and second planar regions;
- and
- forming at least two strap slits through said sheet of material intersecting said desired bend line, thereby forming a bending strap between said strap slits, said bending strap having a longitudinal strap axis intersecting said desired bend line.
A method of forming a sheet of material for bending along a bend line comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of dividing slits through said sheet of material extending substantially along a desired bend line thereby dividing said sheet of material into first and second planar regions;
- and
- forming a plurality of substantially parallel strap slits through said sheet of material intersecting said desired bend line, thereby forming a bending strap between adjacent pairs of said strap slits, said bending strap having a longitudinal strap axis intersecting said desired bend line.
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