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US 6,254,951 B1Granted
Flexible wood fabric and method of manufacture
OwnerThomas A. Marmalichinventor
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Abstract
An improved method of treating wood comprising treating a sheet of wood veneer with a conventional stress relieving process, saturating the treated veneer with oil and sealing the saturated veneer to retain the entrained oil. It is found that this treatment renders the veneers significantly more flexible, with radii of approximately {fraction (1/16)} inch, and allows wood veneers to be used informing hinges, wallets, purses, draperies, shoes, clothing and other products which could not previously be made from wood, together with a plurality of products made with this process.
Claims4
An laminated, flexible article of manufacture comprising:
- a sheet of wood veneer bonded to a leather backing sheet wherein the veneer sheet has been treated with a stress relieving process, saturated with linseed oil, and sealed with shellac to retain the entrained oil.
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