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US 4,631,217 AGranted
Honeycomb structure with Z-folded material and method of making same
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorRichard N. Anderson
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Abstract
A honeycomb structure formed of a continuous length of foldable material which is folded into a Z-configuration and stacked in layers which are adhered together. These layers form longitudinally extending cells, one on top of the other, of the honeycomb structure.
Claims12
In an expandable honeycomb structure constructed of foldable material and defined by a plurality of longitudinally extending cells, one on top of the other, each cell having a longitudinally extending front face and a longitudinally extending back face, any one cell intermediate the end cells having a first and second adjacent cell, the improvement wherein:
- (a) the front face of any one cell, intermediate the end cells, and the back face of the first adjacent cell is defined by a first piece of material;
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- (b) the back face of said any one cell and the front face of the second adjacent cell is defined by a second piece of material.
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