Patent ID: 6221000
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A41G,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for producing corrugated decorative grass from a substantially flat web of material, the system comprising:a corrugating assembly comprising a first corrugation forming member and a second corrugation forming member wherein the first and second corrugation forming members are spatially disposed sufficient to permit passage of the substantially flat web of material therebetween, wherein the corrugating assembly forms a crease In the web of material and forms a bend in the web of material as same passes between the first and second corrugation forming members, thereby forming a corrugated web of material characterized as having a plurality of folds comprising a first leg, a second leg and a fold line from which the first and second legs extend;a folding assembly through which the corrugated web of material passes, the folding assembly enhancing folding of the corrugations of the corrugated web of material to provide a folded corrugated web of material, wherein a portion of one of the first and second legs of each fold overlays a portion of one of the first and second legs of an adjacently disposed fold; anda shredding assembly for cutting the folded corrugated web of material into segments of corrugated decorative grass, the shredding assembly comprising:a slitting unit for slitting the folded corrugated web of material to provide a slit web of corrugated material having a plurality of corrugated strips of material, the slitting unit being positioned so that as the folded corrugated web of material is passed through the slitting unit, the slitting unit slits the folded corrugated web of material in an angular direction relative to the fold lines of the folds of the folded corrugated web of material; anda cutting unit for cutting the slit web of corrugated material into corrugated segments to provide the corrugated decorative grass.