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US 12,685,371 B2Granted
Loom with rotationally incrementable pins
AssigneeChoon's Design LLC
InventorCheong Choon Ng
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Abstract
A kit for creating Brunnian link items such as bracelets, necklaces and other wearable or decorative items is disclosed and includes a loom, a hook, and a plurality of clips and a plurality of elastic bands. The loom includes a base supporting a plurality of upward extending pins. Each of the pins includes a flange for holding an elastic band in a desired orientation.
Claims33
A kit for forming an item from closed loop elastic bands, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of closed loop elastic bands;
- and
- a loom comprising:
- a base comprising a front end, a rear end, a first side, and a second side;
- and
- a plurality of pins extending from the base when coupled to the base, wherein each of the plurality of pins include a top end, a slot that extends through the top end, wherein a plurality of couplings formed between the base and corresponding ones of the plurality of pins comprises an opening including an inner peripheral surface and a key portion configured for insertion into the opening and to rotationally orientate the pin about a pin axis to arrange the slot to face in a selected direction, wherein the key portion comprises a shape engageable with the inner peripheral surface of the opening for rotationally orientating the pin about the pin axis, the inner peripheral surface comprises a plurality of notches arranged across from each other the plurality of notches includes at least one notch larger than others of the plurality of notches.
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A loom for forming links utilizing closed loop elastic bands, the loom comprising:
- a base comprising a front end, a rear end, a first side, a second side, and a plurality of openings;
- a plurality of pins extending from the base when coupled to the base, each of the plurality of pins comprises a top end, an outward extending flange and a slot that extends through the top end and the outwardly extending flange, wherein a plurality of couplings formed between the base and a corresponding one of the plurality of pins comprises a key portion configured for insertion into an opening having an inner peripheral surface for rotationally orientating the pin about a pin axis to arrange the slot to face in a selected direction, wherein the inner peripheral surface includes a plurality of notches arranged to receive the key portion and orientate a corresponding one of the plurality of pins at rotational increments of 45 degrees about the pin axis.
A method of forming a series of linked closed loop elastic bands comprising:
- configuring a base to includes a plurality of openings that each includes an inner peripheral surface;
- configuring at least three pins to be insertable into at least one of the plurality openings and to include an outward extending flange at a top end, a slot that extends through the top end and the outward extending flange, and a key portion for insertion into a corresponding one of the plurality of openings for rotationally orientating the pin about a pin axis to arrange the slot to face in a selected direction, wherein the key portion comprises a shape engageable with the inner peripheral surface of the opening for rotationally orientating the pin about the pin axis and the inner peripheral surface includes a plurality of notches arranged to receive the key portion and to orientate a corresponding one of the at least three pins at rotational increments of 45 degrees about the pin axis;
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- inserting the at least three pins into a corresponding number of the plurality of openings in a desired rotational orientation about the pin axis to form a pattern for linking at least two closed loop elastic bands in a Brunnian link.
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A kit for forming an item from closed loop elastic bands, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of closed loop elastic bands;
- and
- a loom comprising:
- a base comprising a front end, a rear end, a first side, and a second side;
- and
- a plurality of pins extending from the base when coupled to the base, wherein each of the plurality of pins include a top end, a slot that extends through the top end, wherein a plurality of couplings formed between the base and corresponding ones of the plurality of pins comprises an opening including an inner peripheral surface and a key portion configured for insertion into the opening and to rotationally orientate the pin about a pin axis to arrange the slot to face in a selected direction, wherein the key portion comprises an X-shape with crossing portions that are engageable with the inner peripheral surface of the opening.
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