Patent ID: 6352605
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B31D,B31F,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making a three-dimensional laminated structural component comprising:a. cutting multiple layers of paper into a desired planar shape, including at least partially cutting through the periphery of sections that will later be formed out-of-plane; b. aligning the multiple layers and the partially cut-through sections and applying a bonding material between the layers to form a laminate; c. placing the aligned layers in a forming tool; d. before the bonding material sets, forming out-of-plane said sections using the forming tool to make desired structural features connected to the planar surface of the multiple layers along fold lines; and e. allowing the laminate to set until the fold lines and structural features are rigid, thereby obtaining a rigid three-dimensional laminated structural component.