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Granted Patent B2
US 11,618,646 · App. 16/659,694 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

Method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie

Inventor: Nathan Ward (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Nathan Ward
B65H75/02D07B5/00A01G5/00D07B2205/00
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Patent No.
US 11,618,646
App. No.
16/659,694
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie includes collecting a plurality of textile selvages, sorting the plurality of textile selvages into desired groups according to predetermined criteria, forming a cord of specific, desired length by aggregating shorter or trimming longer lengths from the sorted plurality and winding the cord into a unit to be used as an agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie.

Claims (15)

1. A method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie, the method comprising:

collecting a plurality of textile selvages, each selvage in the plurality of textile selvages having a width and having a length that is larger than the width;

sorting the plurality of textile selvages according to predetermined criteria;

attaching, along their respective widths, two or more sorted textile selvages of the plurality of textile selvages to form a cord of at least a desired length, wherein at least one of the two or more sorted textile selvages comprises elastomeric fibers; and

winding the cord into a unit.

2. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile selvages includes recycled material.

3. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile selvages includes waste material.

4. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein at least one selvage in the plurality of textile selvages further comprises natural fibers.

5. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile selvages is wound around a spool or bobbin.

6. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile selvages is wound into a skein.

7. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile selvages is wound into a cake.

8. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile selvages is wound into a ball.

9. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein attaching comprises tying a knot.

10. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , wherein attaching comprises stitching.

11. The method for producing a multi-purpose agricultural, horticultural and floristry tie of claim 1 , further comprising trimming one or more of the sorted textile selvages so that the cord has the desired length.

Continuity (1)
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