Patent ID: 6192949
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B27M,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for making bamboo blind slats, said method comprising the steps of:(a) splitting a selected bamboo stem into a plurality of bamboo strips of a length, and removing skins of two opposite sides of each of the bamboo strips;(b) bleaching and disinfecting the skinless bamboo strips with a sulfur flume for at least 12 hours;(c) drying the bleached and disinfected bamboo strips by baking;(d) applying a layer of an adhesive on the smooth bamboo strips;(e) joining together the coated bamboo strips such that the longitudinal surfaces of the coated bamboo strips are adhered together in conjunction with a pneumatic press, and that the bamboo strips are joined together to form a rectangular bamboo plate(f) slicing the bamboo plate into a plurality of bamboo slats, with each having a thickness;(g) smoothing the bamboo slats by grinding;(h) covering the smoothed bamboo slats with a base coating;(i) covering the bamboo slats of the step (h) with a face coating; and(j) punching the coated bamboo slats of the step to produce at least two cord holes.