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US 2014/0102043 A1Published application
Decorative elements provided with a circular or crimped configuration at point of sale or point of use
AssigneeWanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
Decorative elements and decorative grass are disclosed that are provided with a substantially flat configuration which, upon activation, can assume a curled or crimped configuration at the point of sale or point of use. Methods for producing the same are also disclosed.
Claims8
A method for providing curled decorative grass, comprising:
- applying pressure and/or tension to a plurality of strands of curled decorative grass to maintain the plurality of strands of curled decorative grass in a substantially flat configuration;
- shipping the plurality of strands of curled decorative grass in the substantially flat configuration to a point of sale and/or use;
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- releasing pressure and/or tension from the plurality of strands of curled decorative grass to allow such strands to assume a curled configuration at the point of sale and/or use.
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A method for providing decorative grass having a curled configuration, the method comprising the steps of:
- curling a plurality of strands of decorative grass to provide a plurality of strands of curled decorative grass;
- applying pressure and/or tension to the plurality of strands of curled decorative grass to maintain the plurality of strands of curled decorative grass in a substantially flat configuration;
- shipping the plurality of strands of curled decorative grass in the substantially flat configuration to a point of sale and/or use;
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- releasing pressure and/or tension from the plurality of strands of curled decorative grass at the point of sale and/or use to allow such strands to assume a curled configuration at the point of sale and/or use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.