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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Bradford Company, Holland, MI (US);
Inventor:
Judson A. Bradford, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Bradford Company, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 53/24 (2006.01); B29C 47/06 (2006.01); B29C 53/02 (2006.01); B29D 24/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/12 (2006.01); B29C 53/06 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B31D 3/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 24/001 (2013.01); B29C 47/003 (2013.01); B29C 47/0028 (2013.01); B29C 47/12 (2013.01); B29C 53/063 (2013.01); B29D 99/0089 (2013.01); B31D 3/02 (2013.01); B29C 47/0059 (2013.01); B29C 47/0064 (2013.01); B29C 47/0066 (2013.01); B29L 2031/60 (2013.01); B29L 2031/608 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1003 (2015.01); Y10T 428/236 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24149 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24165 (2015.01);
Abstract
A product made from an extruded sheet or web of material having a non-linear cross-section, and the process of making the product are provided. The extruded web or extrudate is plastically deformed in selected areas and then folded. When folded into the appropriate shape, the extrudate is formed into a product having a plurality of cells. The cells may have one or more openings, allowing access to an interior of the cell and reducing the weight of the product.