Method and apparatus for making image ladened louvered blinds

Abstract

A method and apparatus for making image ladened louvers having a louver bracket support system from which a plurality of louvers depend, each louver having a substantially flat elongated panels with an outer face, the outer faces of the panels forming a copy surface on which a composite image is displayed, each outer face displaying a sub-part of the composite image such that the conglomeration of the plurality of louvers forms a continuous whole of the image, and a method of making the same comprising the steps of (1) selecting a size of the louvers to fit a predetermined sign location, (2) selecting a template corresponding in size to the selected size of the louvers, the template for temporarily securing the louvers, (3) securing the louvers within the template, (4) calculating the magnitude of a transition loss, the transition loss being the portion of the composite image in an unprintable region between the louvers, (5) determining the sub-parts of the composite image based on a size of the copy surface, the width of the louvers, and the magnitude of the transition loss, (6) selecting a method of adhering the sub-parts of the composite image to the copy surface, (7) adhering the image to a cleaned copy surface such that corresponding ones of the plurality of outer faces each display a sub-part of the composite image.

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