METHOD TO PRODUCE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FROM LEATHER Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B44C5/00 

FIELD: textile; paper.

SUBSTANCE: its sketch is applied on its base. Its centre is defined. Blanks are prepared in the form of leather cords made of lengthy leather strips with width of strips of around 0.5-2 cm of various length and various colours, making three-dimensional image. Lengthy strips are bent inside along their length by inner face. Edge surface of blanks and face surface of each strip are formed in the form of folding area along its central part. Edge working surfaces are coated with hot-melt glue. Double-layer leather cords are produced. Fragments of three-dimensional image are contoured on sketch of base by leather cords in the form of zones. They are fixed by their edge working surface onto hot-melt glue. Space inside zones is filled by leather cord with colour complying with colour of specific fragment of image, using reference image. Leather cord is laid in the form of layer rows in the direction of laying of previous layer "forward-backward", and of subsequent neighbouring layer in reverse direction - continuing laying as zigzag until zones of fragments are filled. Remaining surface on base is filled with background.

EFFECT: invention provides for development of strong decorative articles reliable in operation.

4 cl, 2 dwg