Multi-layered integrally formed mirrored object and the methods of making the same
OwnerJoseph P. Skeltoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a multi-layered integrally formed mirrored object, and the methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the invention can be formed from a single piece of material that is placed into a mold. The object can be expanded under pressure until it is pressed against the mold. The present invention can have multiple surfaces, which may or may not be parallel to each other. The surfaces can be continuously formed with the adjacent surfaces. One suitable material is stainless steel, which can be highly polished.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a front;
- a rear;
- a top;
- a bottom;
- a first side;
- and
- a second side,
- wherein said front comprises a unitary piece of material defining a first layer and a second layer, said first layer and said second layer being reflective and said first layer being offset from said second layer.
An apparatus comprising:
- a front;
- a rear;
- a top;
- a bottom;
- a first side;
- and
- a second side,
- wherein said front is welded to said rear at said top, said bottom, said first side and said second side to define an interior region between said front and said back, said front then being mechanically expanded away from said rear a selected distance to form said first layer and said second layer, said first layer and said second layer being reflective and said first layer being offset from said second layer.
A method of forming a multi-layered mirrored object comprising the steps of:
- providing a first sheet of material having a first sheet of material perimeter;
- providing a second sheet of material having a second sheet of material perimeter;
- bonding the first sheet to the second sheet along a majority of the first sheet of material perimeter and second sheet of material perimeter leaving a single area that is not bonded;
- providing a mold;
- providing a pressure source;
- placing the first sheet and second sheet in the mold;
- and
- applying pressure from the pressure source through the single area that is not bonded to force the first sheet and second sheet for conform to the shape of the mold, wherein the first sheet has a first layer and a second layer that are continuously formed selected respective distances from the second sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.