THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE FORMED WITH PRECISION FOLD TECHNOLOGY AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME
First Claim
1. A sheet of material formed for bending or folding into a three-dimensional structure, the sheet of material comprising:
- a first sheet section having a first edge formed with a first joinder structure proximate the first edge;
a second sheet section having a second edge formed with a second joinder structure proximate the second edge for interlocking engagement with said first joinder structure; and
a plurality of folding structures formed in the sheet of material along a plurality of desired fold lines which divide the sheet of material into said first and second sheet sections, the folding structures being formed to produce sufficiently precise folding of the sheet of material along the fold lines to position the first and second edges together such that said first and second joinder structures interengage with one another and retain the sheet of material in a folded condition.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional structure formed with precision fold technology includes a first sheet section having a first edge formed with a first joinder structure proximate the first edge, a second sheet section having a second edge formed with a second joinder structure proximate the second edge for interlocking engagement with said first joinder structure, and a plurality of folding structures formed in the sheet of material along a plurality of desired fold lines which divide the sheet of material into said first and second sheet sections, the folding structures being formed to produce sufficiently precise folding of the sheet of material along the fold lines to position the first and second edges together such that said first and second joinder structures interengage with one another and retain the sheet of material in a folded condition.
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10 Claims
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1. A sheet of material formed for bending or folding into a three-dimensional structure, the sheet of material comprising:
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a first sheet section having a first edge formed with a first joinder structure proximate the first edge; a second sheet section having a second edge formed with a second joinder structure proximate the second edge for interlocking engagement with said first joinder structure; and a plurality of folding structures formed in the sheet of material along a plurality of desired fold lines which divide the sheet of material into said first and second sheet sections, the folding structures being formed to produce sufficiently precise folding of the sheet of material along the fold lines to position the first and second edges together such that said first and second joinder structures interengage with one another and retain the sheet of material in a folded condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sheet of material folded and secured to form a three-dimensional corner structure, the sheet of material comprising:
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a first sheet portion folded along a first fold line to produce a first corner, the first sheet portion including an inwardly projecting coupling shoulder displaced out-of-plane forming a receiving slot, the coupling shoulder spaced from the first fold line, the first sheet further including an aperture formed by the out-of-plane displacement of the coupling shoulder; and a second sheet portion folded along a second fold line to produce a second corner member, the second sheet portion having a registration flange, a portion of which is received in the slot of the coupling shoulder, the registration flange portion having an outwardly projecting latch member spaced from the second fold line and extending into the aperture of the first sheet portion producing an interference fit between the coupling shoulder and the registration flange portion. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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