Decorative shredded material

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1998-03-18

2001-07-10

Jones, Deborah (Department: 1775)

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Structurally defined web or sheet

Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond

C428S043000, C428S192000, C428S196000, C428S202000, C428S207000, C428S211100, C206S271000, C206S423000, C206S484000, C047S072000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06258447

ABSTRACT:

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to decorative material and, particularly, decorative shredded material and the methods of creating such a material.
2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR § 1.97 and 37 CFR § 1.98
Sheets of material have been cut to form shredded material, first for packing purposes, later for decorative purposes. One decorative shredded material, a decorative grass formed from shredded plastic sheets, is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,199,627. A process for forming plastic sheets into a decorative grass is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,292,266. Compositions for forming a decorative grass, discussing pigments used to color such a grass, are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,401,700, U.S. Pat. No. 4,496,614 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,549,908.
The prior art discloses using sheets of material to shred into shredded material, and various ways to provide an overall color to each sheet of material before it is shredded. The prior art does not disclose a sheet of material having specific patterns thereon provided in specific locations prior to shredding or flaking. The prior art does not reveal shredding such a pre-patterned sheet of material having specific patterns thereon in a manner which permits the retention of the substantially complete pattern on each strip or piece which is shredded.
There is a need in the art for a sheet of material having specific patterns aligned in such a manner that the sheet may be shredded and each shredded piece or strip of material will retain the substantially complete pattern, thereby providing a new decorative shredded material.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The decorative shredded material comprises a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery. The sheet of material has a plurality of patterns on at least one surface, and each pattern of the plurality of patterns is oriented along more than one axis. When the sheet of material is shredded into a plurality of decorative strips, at least one complete pattern of the plurality of patterns is contained on each of the plurality of decorative strips.
Alternatively, the decorative shredded material comprises a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery. The sheet of material has a plurality of patterns on at least one surface, and each pattern of the plurality of patterns is oriented along more than one axis. When the sheet of material is shredded into a plurality of decorative elements, at least one complete pattern of the plurality of patterns is contained on each of the plurality of decorative elements.
In a method for providing a decorative shredded material, the method comprises providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery. The sheet of material has a plurality of patterns on at least one surface, each pattern of the plurality of patterns oriented along more than one axis. The method also comprises cutting the sheet of material into a plurality of decorative strips, wherein at least one complete pattern of the plurality of patterns is contained on each of the plurality of decorative strips.
In an alternative method for providing a decorative shredded material, the method comprises providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery, the sheet of material having a plurality of patterns on at least one surface, each pattern of the plurality of patterns oriented along more than one axis. The method also comprises cutting the sheet of material into a plurality of decorative elements, wherein at least one complete pattern of the plurality of patterns is contained on each of the plurality of decorative elements.


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