Method for manufacturing blind material

A method for manufacturing an expandable honeycomb structure comprising the following steps:

• A. placing a first dual cell layer onto a stack supporting means, said dual cell layer being formed from a single length of foldable material, said material being folded so that a first polygonal cell and a second polygonal cell are formed from said single length of foldable material, said first and said second polygonal cells being aligned horizontally,
• said material including a plurality of longitudinal folds forming said first polygonal cell, a first free end of said material being affixed to a first side of a latitudinal center point of said material so that said first cell is formed as a closed polygonal cell,
• a remaining half of said material including a further plurality of folds to form the second polygonal cell, a second free end of said material being affixed to a second side of said latitudinal center point of said material, side of said latitudinal center point of said material,
• said second polygonal cell being integral to said first polygonal cell, and being formed from said single length of material;
• B. transferring said first dual cell layer to a stack receiving means, said first layer being cut to a predetermined length during said transfer operation;
• C. placing a second dual cell layer onto said stack supporting means and applying an adhesive to a top side of said second dual cell layer;
• D. transferring said second dual cell layer to said stack receiving means so that said second layer is adhered to said first layer, said second layer being cut to a predetermined length during said transfer operation;
• E. repeating steps C-D for subsequent dual cell layers until a desired number of layers are adhered to each other to form a blind.