IP Library Granted Patent US 7,984,836
Granted Patent B2
US 7,984,836 · App. 12/287,120 · Granted Jul 26, 2011

Handicraft assisting tool

Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,984,836
App. No.
12/287,120
Granted
Jul 26, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handicraft assisting tool for folding a fabric into a configuration having rotational symmetry is provided. The handicraft assisting tool includes a flexible sheet body adhered to the fabric and a folding facilitator formed at the sheet body. The folding facilitator facilitates an operation of folding an overlapped product, which is obtained by adhering the fabric to the sheet body, along a predetermined folding line. The folding facilitator includes, for example, a plurality of slits disposed along the predetermined folding line.

Claims (29)

1. A handicraft assisting tool folding a fabric into a configuration having rotational symmetry, the handicraft assisting tool comprising:

a flexible sheet body adhered to the fabric; and

a folding facilitator formed on the sheet body;

wherein the folding facilitator facilitates an operation of folding an overlapped product along a predetermined folding line, the overlapped product being obtained by adhering the fabric to the sheet body; and

wherein the sheet body is provided with a plurality of number signs indicating an order of folding the overlapped product and a plurality of arrow signs indicating directions in which the overlapped product is to be folded.

2. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the folding facilitator includes a plurality of slits disposed along the folding line.

3. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet body has an outline shaped as a regular polygon.

4. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 3 , wherein the sheet body includes a central region in a similar shape to the regular polygon and a peripheral region surrounding the central region, and wherein the folding facilitator includes a plurality of first slits disposed along a boundary between the central region and the peripheral region.

5. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 4 , wherein the folding facilitator further includes a plurality of second slits formed in the peripheral region, and wherein one of the plurality of second slits and one of the plurality of first slits are disposed collinear.

6. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 4 , wherein the central region is half a size of the sheet body, and wherein a straight line passing through one apex of the central region and a corresponding apex of the sheet body passes through a center of the sheet body.

7. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a release sheet attached to the sheet body, wherein the sheet body is provided with an adhesive layer to be adhered to the fabric and the release sheet.

8. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet body includes a nonwoven layer and a thermal adhesive layer laminated on the nonwoven layer.

9. A handicraft assisting tool folding a fabric into a configuration having rotational symmetry, the handicraft assisting tool comprising:

a flexible sheet body adhered to the fabric; and

a folding facilitator formed on the sheet body;

wherein the folding facilitator facilitates an operation of folding an overlapped product along a predetermined folding line, the overlapped product being obtained by adhering the fabric to the sheet body;

wherein the sheet body has an outline shaped as a regular polygon;

wherein the sheet body includes a central region in a similar shape to the regular polygon and a peripheral region surrounding the central region; and

wherein the folding facilitator includes a plurality of first slits disposed along a boundary between the central region and the peripheral region.

10. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 9 , wherein the folding facilitator includes a plurality of slits disposed along the folding line.

11. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 9 , wherein the folding facilitator further includes a plurality of second slits formed in the peripheral region, and wherein one of the plurality of second slits and one of the plurality of first slits are disposed collinear.

12. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 9 , wherein the central region is half a size of the sheet body, and wherein a straight line passing through one apex of the central region and a corresponding apex of the sheet body passes through a center of the sheet body.

13. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 9 , further comprising a release sheet attached to the sheet body, wherein the sheet body is provided with an adhesive layer to be adhered to the fabric and the release sheet.

14. The handicraft assisting tool according to claim 9 , wherein the sheet body includes a nonwoven layer and a thermal adhesive layer laminated on the nonwoven layer.

15. A handicraft assisting tool folding a fabric into a configuration having rotational symmetry, the handicraft assisting tool comprising:

a flexible sheet body adhered to the fabric; and

a folding facilitator formed on the sheet body;

wherein the folding facilitator facilitates an operation of folding an overlapped product along a predetermined folding line, the overlapped product being obtained by adhering the fabric to the sheet body; and

wherein the sheet body includes a nonwoven layer and a thermal adhesive layer laminated on the nonwoven layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2008
From: IWASAKI, CHIHIRO
To: CLOVER MFG. CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021695/0440 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-135211 · May 23, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090288775A1 · Nov 26, 2009