Splittable sheet structure
View Patent ↗According to the invention, the resin film to be divided is finely divided along the grooves, whereby the ends of images or characters of photos or the like can be cut off finely. The resin film to be divided is provided with the grooves, thereby finely cutting off the ends of images or characters output on the surface thereof. Further, the resin film is as the lowermost layer, the adhesive layer is provided thereon, and the paper or plastic film with the image receiving layer coat is provided thereon. The grooves formed by cutting the paper or plastic film with image receiving layer coat are previously provided, and the grooves enter a portion of the resin film to be divided, whereby after an image is received, the ends of the film can be finely cut off.
1. A sheet structure comprising:
a print receptive first layer;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the first layer and the second layer at least substantially forming a multi-layered sheet;
first, second, third, and fourth continuous cut lines cut completely through the first layer but not entirely through a thickness of the multi-layered sheet;
the first and second cut lines being parallel to each other;
the third and fourth cut lines being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first and second cut lines and intersecting them;
the multi-layered sheet and the first cut line being constructed and adapted to cause the sheet structure or a portion thereof to split i) on at least a portion of the first cut line and ii) through the entire sheet structure, when the sheet structure or a portion thereof is bent on the first cut line upwardly only once or downwardly only once;
the multi-layered sheet and the second cut line being constructed and adapted to cause the sheet structure or a portion thereof to split i) on at least a portion of the second cut line, and ii) through the entire sheet structure, when the sheet structure or a portion thereof is bent on the second cut line upwardly only once or downwardly only once;
the multi-layered sheet and the third cut line being constructed and adapted to cause the sheet structure or a portion thereof to split i) on at least a portion of the third cut line, and ii) through the entire sheet structure, when the sheet structure or a portion thereof is bent on the third cut line upwardly only once or downwardly only once;
the multi-layered sheet and the fourth cut line being constructed and adapted to cause the sheet structure or a portion thereof to split i) on at least a portion of the fourth cut line, ii) through the entire sheet structure, and iii) into separate sheet portions that are configured to be separated apart from one another, when the sheet structure or a portion thereof is bent on the fourth cut line upwardly only once or downwardly only once;
the sheet structure having a lower bottom-most surface, and respective portions of the lower bottom-most surface forming lower bottom-most surfaces of the separate sheet portions; and
the sheet structure having a top upper-most surface, and respective portions of the top upper-most surface forming top upper-most surfaces of the separate sheet portions.
2. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein at least one of images or characters are printable on at least one of the first layer or the second layer by passing the sheet structure through a printer.
3. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the cut lines are configured by their depth, groove width and shape to provide the split.
4. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the multilayered sheet includes a paper layer.
5. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the first layer or the second layer is a cellulosic layer.
6. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the sheet structure is photoreceptive.
7. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the first layer is a printing paper or film, and the second layer includes dissolved resin directly applied to the printing paper or film to form the multi-layered sheet.
8. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein a surface of the multilayered sheet is adapted to receive a printed image or character.
9. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the cut lines are die cut lines.
10. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the second layer is a resin film.
11. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the separate sheet portions includes a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer secured to the portion of the first layer.
12. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the first and second cut lines both engage opposing edges of the multi-layered sheet.
13. The sheet structure of claim 12 , wherein the third and fourth cut lines both engage opposing edges of the multi-layered sheet.
14. The sheet structure of claim 1 , further comprising a fifth cut line parallel to either the first or third cut line and cut completely through the first layer but not entirely through a thickness of the multi-layered sheet.
15. A sheet structure comprising:
a print receptive first layer;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the first layer and the second layer at least substantially forming a multi-layered sheet having perimeter edges;
a plurality of continuous cut lines cut completely through the first layer but not entirely through the thickness of the multi-layered sheet, the plurality of cut lines including a plurality of horizontal cut lines and a plurality of vertical cut lines in a grid therewith, and the plurality of cut lines defining a plurality of sheet portions en-in the multi-layered sheet;
at least one of the first and second layers being selected and constructed, and the cut lines being configured, such that the sheet structure can be bent upwardly only once, or downwardly only once, along at least some of the plurality of cut lines, to thereby be split i) along the at least some of the plurality of cut lines, and ii) through the entire sheet structure, to separate the sheet portions of the sheet structure into a plurality of individual sheet portions that are configured to be separated apart from one another;
each edge of each of the individual sheet portions is formed by one of the split cut lines or one of perimeter edges; and
each of the individual sheet portions including a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer secured to the portion of the first layer.
16. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein at least one of images or characters are printable on at least one of the first layer or the second layer by passing the sheet structure through a printer.
17. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the cut lines are configured by their depth, groove width and shape to provide the split.
18. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the multilayered sheet includes a paper layer.
19. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of sheet portions has a size determined by a user selecting the plurality of cut lines to be split, so that when separated from the sheet structure, the plurality of sheet portions form individual sheet portions of desired sizes.
20. The sheet structure of claim 19 , wherein the sheet structure is photoreceptive.
21. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the first layer or the second layer is a cellulosic layer.
22. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the first layer is a printing paper or film, and the second layer includes dissolved resin directly applied to the printing paper or film to form the multi-layered sheet.
23. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein a surface of the multilayered sheet is adapted to receive a printed image or character.
24. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the cut lines are die cut lines.
25. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the cut lines include horizontal and vertical cut lines forming a matrix on the first layer.
26. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the second layer is a resin film.
27. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the sheet structure has a lower bottom-most surface, and respective portions of the lower bottommost surface form lower bottom-most surfaces of each of the individual sheet portions.
28. The sheet structure of claim 27 , wherein the sheet structure has a top upper-most surface, and respective portions of the top upper-most surface form top upper-most surfaces of each of the individual sheet portions.
29. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of continuous cut lines includes parallel first and second cut lines and parallel third and fourth cut lines positioned perpendicular to the first and second cut lines.
30. The sheet structure of claim 29 , wherein the first and second cut lines both engage opposing edges of the multi-layered sheet.
31. The sheet structure of claim 30 , wherein the third and fourth cut lines both engage opposing edges of the multi-layered sheet.
32. The sheet structure of claim 29 , wherein the plurality of continuous cut lines includes a fifth cut line parallel to the first and second cut lines.
33. The sheet structure of claim 32 , wherein the entire perimeters of each of the individual sheet portions are formed by the cut lines.
34. The sheet structure of claim 32 , wherein the sheet structure is photoreceptive.
35. A sheet structure comprising:
a print receptive first layer;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the first layer and the second layer at least substantially forming a multi-layered sheet;
first, second, third, and fourth continuous cut lines cut completely through the first layer but not entirely through a thickness of the multi-layered sheet;
the first and second cut lines being parallel to each other;
the third and fourth cut lines being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first and second cut lines and intersecting them;
the multi-layered sheet and the first cut line being structurally capable of causing the sheet structure or a portion thereof to split i) on at least a portion of the first cut line, and ii) through the entire sheet structure, when the sheet structure or a portion thereof is bent on the first cut line upwardly only once or downwardly only once;
the multi-layered sheet and the second cut line being structurally capable of causing the sheet structure or a portion thereof to split i) on at least a portion of the second cut line, and ii) through the entire sheet structure, when the sheet structure or a portion thereof is bent on the second cut line upwardly only once or downwardly only once;
the multi-layered sheet and the third cut line being structurally capable of causing the sheet structure or a portion thereof to split i) on at least a portion of the third cut line, and ii) through the entire sheet structure, when the sheet structure or a portion thereof is bent on the third cut line upwardly only once or downwardly only once;
the multi-layered sheet and the fourth cut line being structurally capable of causing the sheet structure or a portion thereof to split i) on at least a portion of the fourth cut line, ii) through the entire sheet structure, and iii) into separate sheet portions that are configured to be separated apart from one another when the sheet structure or a portion thereof is bent on the fourth cut line upwardly only once or downwardly only once; and
the separate sheet portions including a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer secured to the portion of the first layer.
36. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein at least one of images or characters are printable on at least one of the first layer or the second layer by passing the sheet structure through a printer.
37. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the cut lines are configured by their depth, groove width and shape to provide the split.
38. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the multilayered sheet includes a paper layer.
39. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the first layer or the second layer is a cellulosic layer.
40. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein a perimeter edge of the sheet structure forms a portion of a perimeter of at least one of the sheet portions.
41. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the sheet structure is a photo-receptive sheet structure.
42. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the first layer is a printing paper or film, and the second layer includes dissolved resin directly applied to the printing paper or film to form the multi-layered sheet.
43. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein a surface of the multilayered sheet is adapted to receive a printed image or character.
44. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the cut lines are die cut lines.
45. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the second layer is a resin film.
46. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the sheet structure has a lower bottom-most surface, and respective portions of the lower bottommost surface form lower bottom-most surfaces of the separate sheet portions.
47. The sheet structure of claim 46 , wherein the sheet structure has a top upper-most surface, and respective portions of the top upper-most surface form top upper-most surfaces of the separate sheet portions.
48. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the first and second cut lines both engage opposing edges of the multi-layered sheet.
49. The sheet structure of claim 48 , wherein the third and fourth cut lines both engage opposing edges of the multi-layered sheet.
50. The sheet structure of claim 35 , further comprising a fifth cut line parallel to either the first or third cut line and cut completely through the first layer but not entirely through a thickness of the multi-layered sheet.
51. A sheet structure comprising:
a print receptive first layer;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the first layer and the second layer at least substantially forming a multi-layered sheet having perimeter edges;
a plurality of continuous cut lines cut completely through the first layer but not entirely through the thickness of the multi-layered sheet, the plurality of cut lines including a plurality of horizontal cut lines and a plurality of vertical cut lines in a grid therewith, and the plurality of cut lines defining a plurality of sheet portions in the multi-layered sheet;
at least one of the first and second layers and the cut lines being structurally capable of causing the sheet structure when bent upwardly only once, or downwardly only once, along at least some of the plurality of cut lines, to thereby be split i) along the at least some of the plurality of cut lines, and ii) through the entire sheet structure, to separate the sheet portions of the sheet structure into a plurality of individual sheet portions that are configured to be separated apart from one another;
each edge of each of the individual sheet portions is formed by one of the split cut lines or one of the perimeter edges; and each of the individual sheet portions including a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer secured to the portion of the first layer.
52. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein at least one of images or characters is printable on at least one of the first layer or the second layer by passing the sheet structure through a printer.
53. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the cut lines are configured by their depth, groove width and shape to provide the split.
54. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the multilayered sheet includes a paper layer.
55. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein each of the plurality of individual sheet portions has a size determined by a user selecting the plurality of cut lines to be split, so that when separated from the sheet structure, the plurality of individual sheet portions form individual sheet portions of desired sizes.
56. The sheet structure of claim 55 , wherein the sheet structure is a photo-receptive sheet structure.
57. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the first layer or the second layer is a cellulosic layer.
58. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the first layer is a printing paper or film, and the second layer includes dissolved resin directly applied to the printing paper or film to form the multi-layered sheet.
59. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein a surface of the multilayered sheet is adapted to receive a printed image or character.
60. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the cut lines are die cut lines.
61. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the cut lines include horizontal and vertical cut lines forming a matrix in the first layer.
62. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the second layer is a resin film.
63. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the sheet structure has a lower bottom-most surface, and respective portions of the lower bottommost surface form lower bottom-most surfaces of each of the individual sheet portions.
64. The sheet structure of claim 63 , wherein the sheet structure has a top upper-most surface, and respective portions of the top upper-most surface form top upper-most surfaces of each of the individual sheet portions.
65. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the plurality of continuous cut lines includes parallel first and second cut lines and parallel third and fourth cut lines perpendicular to the first and second cut lines.
66. The sheet structure of claim 65 , wherein the first and second cut lines both engage opposing edges of the multi-layered sheet.
67. The sheet structure of claim 66 , wherein the third and fourth cut lines both engage opposing edges of the multi-layered sheet.
68. The sheet structure of claim 65 , wherein the plurality of continuous cut lines includes a fifth cut line parallel to the first and second cut lines.
69. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the entire perimeters of each of the individual sheet portions are formed by the split cut lines.
70. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the sheet structure is a photo-receptive sheet structure.
71. The sheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the portion of the first layer and the portion of the second layer are coextensive with one another.
72. The sheet structure of claim 35 , wherein the portion of the first layer and the portion of the second layer are coextensive with one another.
73. The sheet structure of claim 51 , wherein the portion of the first layer and the portion of the second layer are coextensive with one another.
74. The sheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the cut lines are die cut lines, the second layer is a resin film, and a surface of the multi-layered sheet is adapted to receive a printed image or character.