Folded corrugated decorative grass formed of cloth and cloth laminates

Abstract

The present invention discloses folded corrugated material formed of cloth and cloth laminates for producing segments or strips for use as Easter grass or packing material.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments wherein each segment is provided with a plurality of folds having a first leg and a second leg wherein each of the first and second legs of the folds extend from a crease of the fold, the plurality of segments comprising segments formed from polymeric film and segments formed from cloth.  
     
     
         2 . The corrugated decorative grass of claim- 1  wherein the segments formed from polymeric film and the segments formed from cloth each have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         3 . A corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating cloth comprising a plurality of segments having at least one surface thereof modified to provide the segments with a cloth appearance, the segments having a plurality of folds comprising a first leg, a second leg and a fold crease from which the first and second legs extend, the plurality of segments comprising segments formed from polymeric film and segments formed from cloth.  
     
     
         4 . The corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating cloth of  claim 3  wherein the segments formed from polymeric film and the segments formed from cloth each have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         5 . A three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments produced by cutting sheets of folded material having a plurality of folds wherein each fold is provided with a fold line and wherein the cutting of the sheets of folded material is in an angular direction relative to the fold lines of the folds, the plurality of segments comprising segments formed from polymeric film and segments formed from cloth.  
     
     
         6 . The three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass of  claim 5  wherein the angular direction at which the sheets of folded material are cut relative to the fold lines of the fold is about 45 degrees.  
     
     
         7 . A corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments wherein each segment is formed of a laminated material comprising cloth and a polymeric film, and wherein each segment is provided with a plurality of folds having a first leg and a second leg wherein each of the first and second legs of the folds extend from a crease of the fold.  
     
     
         8 . The corrugated decorative grass of  claim 7  wherein the segments of the corrugated decorative grass have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         9 . A corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating cloth comprising a plurality of segments wherein each segment is formed of a laminated material having at least one surface thereof modified to provide the segments with a cloth appearance, the laminated material comprising cloth and a polymeric film, the segments having a plurality of folds comprising a first leg, a second leg and a fold crease from which the first and second legs extend.  
     
     
         10 . The corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating cloth of  claim 9  wherein the segments having at least one surface thereof modified to provide the segments with a cloth appearance have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         11 . A three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments produced by cutting a sheet of folded laminated material comprising cloth and a polymeric film, the sheet of folded laminated material having a plurality of folds wherein each fold is provided with a fold line and wherein the cutting of the sheet of folded material is in an angular direction relative to the fold lines of the folds.  
     
     
         12 . The three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass of  claim 11  wherein the angular direction at which the sheet of folded material is cut relative to the fold lines of the fold is about 45 degrees.  
     
     
         13 . A corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments wherein each segment is formed from a sheet or web of material comprising a sheet or web of cloth and a sheet or web of polymeric film, and wherein each segment is provided with a plurality of folds having a first leg and a second leg wherein each of the first and second legs of the folds extend from a crease of the fold.  
     
     
         14 . The corrugated decorative grass of  claim 13  wherein the segments of the corrugated decorative grass have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         15 . A corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating cloth comprising a plurality of segments wherein each segment is formed of a sheet or web of material having at least one surface thereof modified to provide the segments with a cloth appearance, the sheet or web of material comprising a sheet or web of cloth and a sheet or web of polymeric film, the segments having a plurality of folds comprising a first leg, a second leg and a fold crease from which the first and second legs extend.  
     
     
         16 . The corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating cloth of  claim 15  wherein the segments having at least one surface thereof modified to provide the segments with a cloth appearance have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         17 . A three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments produced by cutting a sheet of folded material comprising a sheet or web of cloth and a sheet or web of polymeric film, the sheet of folded material having a plurality of folds wherein each fold is provided with a fold line and wherein the cutting of the sheet of folded material is in an angular direction relative to the fold lines of the folds.  
     
     
         18 . The three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass of  claim 17  wherein the angular direction at which the sheet of folded material is cut relative to the fold lines of the fold is about 45 degrees.  
     
     
         19 . A corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating the appearance of cloth comprising a plurality of segments having at least one surface thereof modified to provide the segments with a cloth appearance, the segments having a plurality of folds comprising a first leg, a second leg and a fold crease from which the first and second legs extend, the segments formed from a sheet or web of material selected from the group consisting of cloth, paper, foil, polymeric film and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         20 . The corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating the appearance of cloth of  claim 19  wherein the segments having at least one surface thereof modified to provide the segments with a cloth appearance have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         21 . A three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments produced by cutting a sheet of folded material having a plurality of folds wherein each fold is provided with a fold line and wherein the cutting of the sheet of folded material is in an angular direction relative to the fold lines of the folds, the sheet of folded material selected from the group consisting of cloth, paper, foil, polymeric film and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         22 . The three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass of  claim 21  wherein the angular direction at which the sheet of folded material is cut relative to the fold lines of the fold is about 45 degrees.  
     
     
         23 . A three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments produced by cutting a sheet of folded material having a plurality of folds wherein each fold is provided with a fold line and wherein the cutting of the sheet of folded material is in an oblique direction relative to the fold lines of the folds, the sheet of folded material being selected from the group consisting of cloth, paper, foil, polymeric film and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         24 . The three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass of  claim 23  wherein the oblique direction at which the sheet of folded material is cut relative to the fold lines of the fold is about 45 degrees.  
     
     
         25 . A corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments wherein each segment is provided with a plurality of folds having a first leg and a second leg wherein each of the first and second legs of the folds extend from a crease of the fold, the plurality of segments comprising segments formed from cloth.  
     
     
         26 . The corrugated decorative grass of  claim 25  wherein the segments formed from cloth each have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         27 . A corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating cloth comprising a plurality of segments having at least one surface thereof modified to provide the segments with a cloth appearance, the segments having a plurality of folds comprising a first leg, a second leg and a fold crease from which the first and second legs extend, the plurality of segments comprising segments formed from cloth.  
     
     
         28 . The corrugated decorative grass having an appearance simulating cloth of  claim 27  wherein the segments formed from cloth each have a thickness in the range of from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         29 . A three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments produced by cutting a sheet of folded material having a plurality of folds wherein each fold is provided with a fold line and wherein the cutting of the sheet of folded material is in an angular direction relative to the fold lines of the folds, the sheet of folded material formed from cloth.  
     
     
         30 . The three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass of  claim 29  wherein the angular direction at which the sheet of folded material is cut relative to the fold lines of the fold is about 45 degrees.  
     
     
         31 . A three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass comprising a plurality of segments produced by cutting a sheet of folded material having a plurality of folds wherein each fold is provided with a fold line and wherein the cutting of the sheet of folded material is in an oblique direction relative to the fold lines of the folds, the sheet of folded material being formed from cloth.  
     
     
         32 . The three-dimensional corrugated decorative grass of  claim 31  wherein the oblique direction at which the sheet of folded material is cut relative to the fold lines of the fold is about 45 degrees.