US4027057A
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Sunburst wall plaque or the like and method of making the same
Assignee: Beauti Vue Products Corp
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Filing: 1975-12-24
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Granted: 1977-05-31
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Expires: 1995-12-24
Abstract
Abstract A sunburst array of radially extending elements, such as fan foldable woven wood slates, connected along their radially extending sides, have means such as rigid panels securing the radially inner ends of the rigid elements and maintaining them in a substantially common plane, thereby providing a novelty article such as a sunburst plaque, or the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Victor N. Grumbeck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:05
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C5/00; B44C5/04; B44C5/043; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/16; Y10T428/161; Y10T428/169; Y10T428/17; Y10T428/21; Y10T428/216
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A sunburst plaque, or the like, comprising: a body having a sunburst array of radially extending slats which are torsionally resiliently flexible about their longitudinal axes; means connecting said slats to one another along their radially extending sides; the radially inner ends of the slats being in face-to-face relation, and the slats being progressively divergent from one another from adjacent to said inner ends toward their radially outer ends; said slats being torsionally resiliently flexed about their longitudinal axes progressively from adjacent to their radially inner ends toward their outer ends; and means securing the radially inner ends of the slats for stabilizing the body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A sunburst plaque, or the like, comprising: a body having a sunburst array of radially extending slats which are torsionally resiliently flexible about their longitudinal axes; means connecting said slats to one another along their radially extending sides; the radially inner ends of the slats being in face-to-face relation, and the slats being progressively divergent from one another from adjacent to said inner ends toward their radially outer ends; said slats being torsionally resiliently flexed about their longitudinal axes progressively from adjacent to their radially inner ends toward their outer ends; and means securing the radially inner ends of the slats for stabilizing the body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A sunburst plaque according to claim 1, wherein said connecting means comprise flexible strands.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A sunburst plaque according to claim 2, including hinging rods between the edges of the slats, and said strands comprising yarn inter-woven with said slats and said hinging rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A sunburst plaque according to claim 1, comprising an annular body formed from an originally substantially rectilinear strip of woven slat material warped into an annular body shape with terminal slats of the strip in abutment, and means joining the terminal slats together.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A sunburst plaque according to claim 1, wherein said securing means comprise a panel over the center of the plaque, and means fixing the panel to the radially inner ends of the slats.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A sunburst plaque according to claim 1, wherein said securing means comprise a pair of disks applied to opposite sides of said inner ends of the slats, and means fixing the disks in clamping relation to said inner ends.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
a sunburst plaque according to claim 6, including means on one of said disks for hanging the plaque on a wall.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of making a sunburst plaque, or the like, comprising: forming a body by placing into a sunburst array substantially radial slats connected to one another along their radially extending sides; torsionally resiliently flexing the slats about their longitudinal axes; securing the radially inner ends of the slats in face-to-face relation; orienting the slats in progressively divergent relation to one another toward their radially outer ends; torsionally resiliently flexing the slats about their longitudinal axes progressively from adjacent to their radially inner ends toward their outer ends; and securing the radially inner ends of the slats to stabilize the body.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of making a sunburst plaque, or the like, comprising: forming a body by placing into a sunburst array substantially radial slats connected to one another along their radially extending sides; torsionally resiliently flexing the slats about their longitudinal axes; securing the radially inner ends of the slats in face-to-face relation; orienting the slats in progressively divergent relation to one another toward their radially outer ends; torsionally resiliently flexing the slats about their longitudinal axes progressively from adjacent to their radially inner ends toward their outer ends; and securing the radially inner ends of the slats to stabilize the body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 8, comprising connecting the slats together by means of flexible strands.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 9, comprising interweaving the strands of the form of yarn with the slats and with hinging rods located between the edges of the slats.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method according to claim 8, comprising providing an originally substantially rectilinear strip of woven slat material having said elements extending between opposite sides of the strip, fanning the strip of material into an annular body shape, placing the terminal slats substantially in abutment, and joining the terminal slats together.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 8, comprising fixing a panel to the radially inner ends of the slats as part of the securing means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 8, comprising applying a pair of disks to opposite sides of the inner ends of the slats, and fixing the disks in clamping relation to said inner ends.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 13, including equipping one of the disks with means for hanging the plaque on a wall.
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