Tag: Maker
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The Rubber Tape Experiment
One feature of the Mk1 V1.0 Leafs was that when they were lept on to, or off of, they had tendency to shift around the Trunk. We decided to apply rubber tape to the inner heel and toe of a pre-existing Leaf to test out a quick method of adding additional friction. Additional friction was…
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Overly-Confident
The following pictures were taken on April 2nd, 2023. Boo was very comfortable with Mk1 V1.0 and was a little too confident whilst receiving scratches. He really enjoyed the V1 of the hammock Leaf–which was a 12 inch leaf with a 10 inch hole cut out of the center, and burlap stretched across it–and is…
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Our First Product Tester
This is our first long-term product Tester, Boo (born ~Aug, 2018). This picture was taken the first day the Mk1 V1.0 was assembled in his home, March 26th, 2023. This prototype was already updated at this point, the 1/2 inch base was doubled in thickness using 4 strips of 1/2 inch birch plywood attached to the…
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Our First Prototype
The first Leaf Tree Prototype, Mk1 V1.0, was completed on March 24th, 2023. The base is 1/2-inch thick, 24×24-inch birch plywood, with a 5/16-inch t-nut securing the vertical pole to the center. The pole is a 48-inch length of 3-inch PVC with two 6-inch pieces of rounded 2×4 pine boards secured inside the PCV (using…
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Patent Pending status granted!
We’ve decided to share a selection of our rough technical drawings for our provisional patent application to give you the clearest picture of what Leaf Tree is! As we continue to refine the design we will be submitting updated drawings–eventually (and as soon as possible) securing the official patent for the invention–and we will be…
Leaf Tree 