Patent ID: 6098680
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B27J,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for making bamboo slats intended for use in making a blind, said method comprising the steps of:(a) splitting a bamboo stem of a length into a plurality of strips;(b) barking and polishing the strips such that the strips have smooth longitudinal surfaces and smooth longitudinal sides;(c) fumigating and bleaching the polished strips;(d) drying the fumigated and bleached strips by baking;(e) coating the dried strips with a layer of an adhesive before a predetermined number of the coated strips are joined together side by side such that the longitudinal sides of the coated strips are adhered to result in the formation of a base plate;(f) joining together a plurality of the base plates in a stack to form rectangular bamboo block having bamboo fibers which are arranged in an interlacing manner;(g) slicing the bamboo block into a plurality of bamboo slats, with each having a thickness; and(h) coating the bamboo slats with lacquer, and air-drying the coated bamboo slats.