Patent ID: 6436324
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A01K,A41G,B29C,B29K,B29L,B44C,D01D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for making curled decorative grass for use as a packing material, an animal bedding, cat litter, mulch for soil and as a media for plants, the curled decorative grass produced from a substantially flat sheet of material wherein the curled decorative grass has a multi-sided cross section, a length and a width, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:providing a substantially flat sheet of material; drawing the substantially flat sheet of material over at least one curl bar so as to produce a curled sheet of material; slitting the curled sheet of material to provide a plurality of strips; and cutting the plurality of strips to provide curled decorative grass having a substantially clock spring configuration.