Surface coverings having a plurality of overlapping elements and methods for forming same
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1. A surface covering comprising:
- a frame;
a monolithic element structure comprising an elongated member integrally attached to a plurality of elements; and
said element structure being formed having a first substantially planar configuration with adjacent ones of said elements being spaced apart from each other, and wherein spaced-apart portions of said elongated member are attachable to spaced-apart portions of said frame with said element structure disposed in a second substantially non-planar configuration in which adjacent ones of some of said elements of said monolithic element structure are disposed in an overlapping relationship.
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Abstract
A surface covering includes a frame, an element structure comprising an elongated member and a plurality of elements, and wherein spaced-apart portions of the elongated member being attachable to spaced-apart portions of the frame so that some of the elements are disposed in an overlapping relationship.
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54 Claims
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1. A surface covering comprising:
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a frame; a monolithic element structure comprising an elongated member integrally attached to a plurality of elements; and said element structure being formed having a first substantially planar configuration with adjacent ones of said elements being spaced apart from each other, and wherein spaced-apart portions of said elongated member are attachable to spaced-apart portions of said frame with said element structure disposed in a second substantially non-planar configuration in which adjacent ones of some of said elements of said monolithic element structure are disposed in an overlapping relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An element structure comprising:
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a monolithic structure comprising an elongated member integrally attached to a plurality of elements; and wherein said element structure is disposable in a first substantially planar configuration so that adjacent ones of said elements are spaced apart from each other, and wherein said element structure is disposable in a second substantially non-planar configuration so that adjacent ones of some of said elements of said monolithic structure are disposable in an overlapping relationship. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for forming a surface covering, the method comprising:
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providing a frame; providing a monolithic element structure comprising an elongated member with a plurality of elements spaced-apart from each other, the element structure comprising a first substantially planar configuration; and attaching spaced-apart portions of the elongated member to spaced-apart portions of the frame so that the element structure is disposed in a second substantially non-planar configuration with adjacent ones of some of the elements disposed in an overlapping relationship. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for forming an element structure, the method comprising:
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forming a monolithic structure comprising an elongated member integrally attached to a plurality of elements with the monolithic structure disposed in a first substantially planar configuration so that adjacent ones of the elements are spaced apart from each other; and forming the monolithic structure in a second substantially non-planar configuration so that adjacent ones of some of the elements are disposed in an overlapping relationship. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for forming a surface covering, the method comprising:
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providing a frame; providing an element structure comprising an elongated member attached to a plurality of elements with a plurality of branches extending between the elongated member and the elements; and attaching spaced-apart portions of the elongated member to spaced-apart portions of the frame and twisting the branches so that some of the elements are disposed in an overlapping relationship. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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