US 10,925,353 B1 · Bungee bead apparatus

Abstract

A bungee bead apparatus includes a bead and elastic cord with first and second ends fixedly secured in proximity to, or in contact with, each other at one end of the bead to form a loop. A circumferential recess formed between first and second sides of the bead extends from the bead's first end to its second end, having a cross-sectional height and width to receive the loop of the elastic cord therethrough. The orifice extends at an acute angle, positioned midway between the bead's first and second sides, and begins at the bead's first end in proximity to the first side, and transects the circumferential recess at its second end. The circumferential recess is annular with a depth of about one-half the diameter of the cylindrical elastic cord to receive only a portion therein. The recess and orifice permit two (or more) such apparatus to be linked together.

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Dependent claims

A bungee bead apparatus comprising:

a bead, said bead comprising a substantially inflexible material shaped to have a length between a first end and a second end of said bead, a width between a first side and a second side of said bead, and a thickness between a top and a bottom of said bead;
an elastic cord, said elastic cord having a length between a first end and a second end of said elastic cord;
and wherein each of said first end and said second end of said elastic cord are fixedly secured proximate to each other at said first end of bead to form a loop;
an orifice formed in said bead, said orifice having a cross-sectional height and width to receive said loop of said elastic cord therethrough;
and
said orifice extends from said first end of said bead to said second end of said bead.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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