METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PHYLACTERY AND A PHYLACTERY MANUFACTURED THEREBY

• US 20150359373A1
• Filed: 06/17/2014
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Noah Jeremiah Greenberg
• Original Assignee: Noah Jeremiah Greenberg
• Inventors: GREENBERG, Noah Jeremiah
• Granted Patent: US 10,085,581 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 33/008 Devices related to praying, e.g. counters, reminders, study aids, compasses, rugs, cushions, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B68F 1/00 Making articles from leather, canvas, or the like machines or equipment for saddle-making B68F3/00; manufacturing footwear A43D; manufacture and treatment of leather in general, splitting leather, manufacture of driving or other belts C14
• CPC Class Codes: C14B 5/00 Clicking, perforating, or cutting leather for shoe parts, e.g. soles, A43D; apparatus not specially adapted for leather B26D

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a phylactery, the method including providing an initial stage phylactery workpiece formed of animal skin, cutting the initial stage phylactery workpiece to define a second stage phylactery workpiece, the cutting including forming at least outline cut lines, interior cut lines and incised lines, and folding the second stage phylactery workpiece along at least some of the incised lines to define the phylactery.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a phylactery, the method comprising:

providing an initial stage phylactery workpiece formed of animal skin;

cutting said initial stage phylactery workpiece to define a second stage phylactery workpiece, said cutting including forming at least outline cut lines, interior cut lines and incised lines; and

folding said second stage phylactery workpiece along at least some of said incised lines to define said phylactery.

2. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 and wherein said animal skin has a skin outer surface and a skin inner surface, said initial stage phylactery workpiece has an outer surface corresponding to said skin outer surface and an inner surface corresponding to said skin inner surface and said second stage phylactery workpiece has an outer phylactery surface corresponding to said skin outer surface and an inner phylactery surface corresponding to said skin inner surface.

3. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 and wherein said animal skin has a skin outer surface and a skin inner surface, said initial stage phylactery workpiece has an outer surface corresponding to said skin inner surface and an inner surface corresponding to said skin outer surface and said second stage phylactery workpiece has an outer phylactery surface corresponding to said skin inner surface and an inner phylactery surface corresponding to said skin outer surface.

4. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 2 and wherein said incised line is formed on said phylactery outer surface.

5. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 3 and wherein said incised line is formed on said phylactery outer surface.

6. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 and wherein said folding along said incised line produces an interior fold.

7. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 and wherein said cutting also includes forming at least one perforated line.

8. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 7 and wherein said folding along said at least one perforated line forms at least one exterior fold.

9. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 and wherein said folding defines said phylactery having an outer phylactery surface which is entirely defined by one animal skin surface.

10. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 and wherein said folding produces a phylactery wherein all visible exterior surfaces thereof are defined by the same surface of said animal skin.

11. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 wherein said folding defines a plurality of adjacent generally rectangular, mutually parallel compartments and also comprising inserting a structural insert into engagement with said compartments for maintaining them in mutually parallel adjacent relationship.

12. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 wherein said folding defines a plurality of three-dimensional internal structural elements which provide enhanced rigidity and maintenance of dimensions and form.

13. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 and wherein said animal skin has a thickness exceeding 0.3 mm.

14. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 1 wherein said folding defines a plurality of interlocking flaps and slots which provide enhanced rigidity, registration and precision of external surfaces of said phylactery.

15. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 14 and wherein said plurality of interlocking flaps include widened end portions which extend fully through corresponding mutually interlocking slots.

16. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 14 and wherein at least said widened end portions have a dimension which is generally identical to an interior dimension of a space between a top portion of a top and side portion and a bottom portion of an internal structural portion, which provide enhanced rigidity, registration and precision of external surfaces when said phylactery is fully folded.

17. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 14 and wherein said plurality of interlocking flaps include flaps formed with convex cuts to form tabs.

18. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 14 and wherein said plurality of interlocking flaps include flap portions which are positioned between widened end portions of other flaps.

19. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 14 and wherein said plurality of interlocking flaps include tabs defined by convex cuts which engage respective slots, thereby defining a dimension between respective planes of a top portion of a top and side portion and a bottom portion of an internal structural portion when said phylactery is fully folded.

20. A method of manufacturing a phylactery according to claim 14 and also comprising:

inserting a phylactery parchment scroll into each of a plurality of mutually parallel compartments defined by said folding; and

thereafter

securing said plurality of mutually parallel compartments by folding retaining flaps into transverse dimension defining and retaining engagement with respective slots.

21. A phylactery comprising:

a housing, said housing including a piece of animal skin having cut therein at least interior cut lines and incised lines and being folded along at least some of said incised lines;

a strap operatively associated with said housing; and

a plurality of biblical passages written on animal parchment, which are located within said housing.

22. A phylactery according to claim 21 and wherein said skin also includes perforated lines and is folded along at least some of said perforated lines.

23. A phylactery according to claim 21 and wherein all visible exterior surfaces thereof are defined by the same surface of said animal skin.

24. A phylactery according to claim 21 wherein said housing includes a plurality of adjacent generally rectangular, mutually parallel compartments and also comprising a structural insert which engages the interior of said compartments, maintains them in mutually parallel adjacent relationship and provides enhanced rigidity.

25. A phylactery according to claim 21 wherein said housing includes a plurality of three-dimensional internal structural elements which provide enhanced rigidity and maintenance of dimensions and form.

26. A phylactery according to claim 21 wherein said housing includes a plurality of interlocking flaps and slots which provide enhanced rigidity, registration and precision of external surfaces of said phylactery.

27. A phylactery according to claim 21 and wherein said animal skin has a thickness exceeding 0.3 mm.

28. A phylactery according to claim 21 and wherein said animal skin is parchment.

29. A phylactery workpiece formed of animal skin and cut to define at least outline cut lines, interior cut lines and incised lines, said phylactery workpiece being foldable to define a phylactery.

30. A phylactery workpiece according to claim 29 and wherein said interior cut lines define a plurality of interlocking flaps and slots which provide enhanced rigidity, registration and precision of external surfaces of said phylactery.