Process for manufacturing ornamented plastic frame members for picture frames
AssigneeRobobond Limited
InventorRobert Detenon
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing frame members for picture frames and to the product of that process. The process comprises the steps of forming a plastics extrusion and cutting it into lengths and applying to the lengths of plastic extrusion a solvent based wood paste which is then moulded or otherwise shaped such that it forms ornamentation on the surface of the plastics extrusion and it is then allowed to dry. This process makes use of the low cost of extrusion plastics moulding but enables the ornamental features that would otherwise only be obtainable by injection moulding to be obtained with the extrusion moulding.
Claims13
A process for manufacturing ornamented extruded plastic frame members for picture frames which process comprises the steps of:
- forming a plastic extrusion;
- cutting said plastic extrusion into lengths;
- applying to the plastic extrusion a solvent based wood pulp paste;
- moulding or shaping the wood pulp paste as or after it is applied to the plastic extrusion without reshaping the extrusion in so doing such that the wood pulp paste forms ornamentation on the surface of the plastic extrusion;
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- allowing the wood pulp paste to dry.
A process for manufacturing ornamented extruded plastic frame members for picture frames which process comprises the steps of:
- forming a plastic extrusion;
- cutting said plastic extrusion into lengths;
- applying to the plastic extrusion a solvent based wood pulp paste;
- moulding or shaping the wood pulp paste as or after it is applied to the plastic extrusion such that the wood pulp paste forms ornamentation on the surface of the plastic extrusion;
- and
- allowing the wood pulp paste to dry while applying straightening forces to the length of extrusion to counteract bowing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.