Patent ID: 7036200
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B44C,D05B,D05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making a decorative object from individual pieces of a flexible sheet-like material, comprising the steps: dividing a two dimensional design contained within a defined border into a plurality of contiguous two dimensional sections to thereby define a sectioned two dimensional design such that at least one shared boundary between two contiguous said sections extends into said border; imprinting said sectioned design onto a front surface of a mat board having an outer perimeter corresponding to said defined border; fabricating a separate shaped backing piece corresponding to each section of the sectioned design: selecting a separate piece of sheet-like material for each shaped backing piece; securing each piece of material to its respective backing piece such that a front face of the backing piece is completely covered by the material to thereby form a respective individual covered backing piece; and assembling the covered backing pieces onto said front surface of said mat in accordance with said imprinted design, such that said front surface is substantially completely overlaid with the covered backing pieces with at least two adjacent said covered backing pieces each extending substantially into said outer perimeter.