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US 2012/0073697 A1Published application
Viking knit hand tool
OwnerStephanie J. Eddyinventor
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This invention in one embodiment comprises a cylindrical rod with a rotating, removable loop head inserted into the center of the top end of the rod. The loop head is inserted into a vertical hole drilled into the top end of the rod, wherein the loop head is able to rotate in the hole. The loop head has a plurality of outwardly radially extending circumferential loops that receive wire for bending and weaving into the Viking Knit. Preferably, the rod also has an anchor hole, drilled diagonally through the rod near its top end, for receiving and securing a wire. Preferably, the rod also has a conical wire wrap attachment at the bottom of the rod for making wired end caps to cover or enclose the finished Viking Knit Weave. In another embodiment, this invention comprises a hollow cone with a rotating, removable loop head inserted in either or both ends of the cone.
A hand tool for making a Viking Knit woven wire tube, the woven wire tube having an inside diameter, the hand tool comprising:
A hand tool for making a Viking Knit woven wire tube, the hand tool comprising:
A loop head for attachment to an elongated rod or cone for making a Viking Knit woven wire tube, the loop head comprising a loop-head-body having an lower end for connection to the elongated rod or cone, an opposing upper end, and a plurality of loops extending radially and circumferentially outward from the loop-head-body between the lower end and upper end, the loops being for receiving wire for bending and weaving into a woven wire tube that extends around and down along the elongated rod or cone during weaving.
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