Patent ID: 11864671
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for producing an image system, comprising:
providing a flat sheet of clear thermoplastic material that comprises:
a first side;
a second side that is disposed opposite the first side and that comprises: a central area, a first area, a second area, a third area, and a fourth area;
a perimeter, wherein the first area, the second area, the third area, and the fourth area extend along at least a portion of the perimeter;
a plurality of cutouts that are formed in the perimeter and that comprise: a first cutout; a second cutout; a third cutout; and a fourth cutout;
a plurality of grooves that are formed in the second side and that comprise:
a first groove that extends from the first cutout to the second cutout and provides a first separation between the central area and the first area;
a second groove that extends from the second cutout to the third cutout and that provides a second separation between the central area and the second area;
a third groove that extends from the third cutout to the fourth cutout and that provides a third separation between the central area and the third area; and
a fourth groove that extends from the fourth cutout to the first cutout and that provides a fourth separation between the central area from the fourth area;

printing an image on the second side of the flat sheet, wherein said printing the image on the second side comprises:
printing a central portion of the image on the central area;
printing a first portion of the image on the first area, wherein the printed first portion of the image is separated from the central portion of the image by the first separation;
printing a second portion of the image on the second area, wherein the printed second portion of the image is separated from the central portion of the image by the second separation;
printing a third portion of the image on the third area, wherein the printed third portion of the image is separated from the central portion of the image by the third separation;
printing a fourth portion of the image on the fourth area, wherein the printed fourth portion of the image is separated from the central portion of the image by the fourth separation;
printing a fifth portion of the image in the first groove;
printing a sixth portion of the image in the second groove;
printing a seventh portion of the image in the third groove; and
printing an eighth portion of the image in the fourth groove; and

transforming the flat sheet printed with the image into a three-dimensional structure that the image system comprises, wherein said transforming the flat sheet printed with the image into the three-dimensional structure comprises:
creating a first corner that extends lengthwise along the first groove, wherein creating the first corner comprises at least partially closing the first groove and reducing the first separation;
creating a second corner that extends lengthwise along the second groove, wherein creating the second corner comprises at least partially closing the second groove and reducing the second separation;
creating a third corner that extends lengthwise along the third groove, wherein creating the third corner comprises at least partially closing the third groove and reducing the third separation; and
creating a fourth corner that extends lengthwise along the fourth groove, wherein creating the fourth corner comprises at least partially closing the fourth groove and reducing the fourth separation.