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AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorsWendell B. Colson, Terry Akins, Cees M. Jansen, Paul G. Swiszcz, James M. Anthony
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A panel is provided including multiple rows of parallel cells extending transversely of the rows and with the cells of adjacent rows of cells staggered longitudinally of the rows relative to each other, two, three, four and five cell row panels being disclosed. The panels are formed by folded film strips stacked one upon the other with each film strip having portions thereof glued together and adjacent film strips in each stack of strips glued together such that each film strip forms at least one complete cell of one row of cells and at least three-quarters of an adjacent cell in an adjacent row of cells. Also, a support system is provided for supporting the upper margin of a vertically disposed multi cell row panel wherein an upper cell or cells has one or two horizontal stiffening strips disposed therein and spaced beneath a stationery support strip. One of the stiffening and support strips is provided with headed projections projecting toward the other strip and the other strip includes openings through which the projections may be inserted and retentively retained by the heads on the projections after the projections are forced through the upper wall portions of the cell or cells in which the stiffening strip or strips are received.
An expandable and contractible honeycomb panel having a front wall and a rear wall including a plurality of parallel laterally adjacent rows of elongated tubular cells extending in common directions normal to the relative lateral positioning of said rows with the tubular cells of each row being offset relative to the tubular cells of each adjacent row of tubular cells, said cells being constructed of a foldable, creasable and drapable material in the form of superposed material strips, each strip including a center web extending longitudinally of the material strip and opposite side longitudinally marginal zones folded inwardly into lapped relation with corresponding marginal portions of said center web, the free edge of at least one of said marginal zones being bonded to an associated opposing marginal portion of said center web and each said material strip including at least two laterally spaced and longitudinally extending bond lines along which said material strip is bonded to opposing marginal zones of at least one adjacent strip, said material strips each forming one cell in one of said rows of cells and at least approximately three-quarters of one cell in another row of cells whereby the portion of each cell, which forms part of said front or said rear wall, is formed from the same material strip.
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