# US 2012/0073697 A1 · Viking knit hand tool

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- Number: US 2012/0073697 A1
- Document ID: US20120073697A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/375,737
- Filed: 2010-06-01
- Published: 2012-03-29
- Earliest claimed: 2009-06-01
- Inventors: Stephanie J. Eddy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120073697A1

## CPC

- D04B 5/00: Knitting apparatus or machines without needles for domestic use (with needles D04B7/08)
- A44C 27/002: {Metallic materials (A44C27/006 takes precedence)}
- B21F 27/02: without additional connecting elements or material at crossings, e.g. connected by knitting
- B21F 45/00: Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles (of pins, needles, nails, hairpins B21G; of chains B21L)
- D04B 3/00: Hand tools or implements
- D04B 39/00: Knitting processes, apparatus or machines not otherwise provided for
- D04D 1/00: Ropes or like decorative or ornamental elongated trimmings made from filamentary material (ropes or cords in general D07B)
- B21F 15/04: without additional connecting elements or material, e.g. by twisting
- D04B: KNITTING
- A44C: PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
- B21F: WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE (rolling of metal wire B21B1/16; by drawing, auxiliary operations used in connection with metal-working without essentially removing material B21C)
- D04D: TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat bands A42C5/00; decorating art B44; yarns or threads D02G; weaving D03; braid or lace D04C; non-woven fabrics D04H)

## Abstract

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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hand tool for making a Viking Knit woven wire tube, the woven wire tube having an inside diameter, the hand tool comprising:
an elongate surface adapted to be surrounded by the woven wire tube, the elongate surface shaping the woven wire tube by contact with said inside diameter;
a body defined by the elongate surface, the body having a hole at one end to receive a shaft for a head with a plurality of loops, the head being adapted to rotate in, and be removed from, the hole on an axis parallel to the axis of the body;
the loops extending radially and circumferentially outward from the head, and being adapted to receive wire within the loops for bending and weaving into the woven wire tube.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, wherein the body is cylindrical.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, wherein the body is hexagonal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, wherein the body is dodecagonal.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, wherein the body is conical.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A hand tool as in claim 5, wherein the conical body has twelve sides.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

A hand tool as in claim 5, wherein the conical body has twenty-four sides.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, wherein the head is adapted to be positioned on one end of the body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

A hand tool as in claim 8, wherein the body has a conical wire wrap attachment at the other end of the body.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, further comprising a second head, wherein said head and said second head are adapted to be positioned on opposite ends of the body.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, further comprising an anchor hole extending transversely into the body for receiving an end of a wire.

### Claim 12 (depends on 5)

A hand tool as in claim 5, further comprising a series of anchor holes along the length of the conical body.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, wherein the body has a conical wire wrap attachment at the other end of the body, and wherein the conical wire wrap attachment comprises an insert hole for receiving an end of a wire.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, wherein said body is an elongated rod comprising multiple flat sides and an anchor hole hear the head and extending transversely into the body, wherein the hand tool further comprises a conical wire wrap attachment having an insert hole for receiving an end of a wire, and wherein said head and said conical wire wrap attachment are positioned at opposite ends of the body.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

A hand tool as in claim 14, wherein said body further comprises a recess in the elongate surface of the rod for indicating, during weaving, length of a first row of woven-wire-loops and for providing allowing additional room for wire to slide under earlier stitches of wire.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

A hand tool as in claim 1, wherein said body is conical and comprises multiple flat sides and multiple anchor holes along the length of the conical body, wherein the hand tool further comprises a second head with a plurality of loops extending radially and circumferentially outward from the second head for receiving wire within the loops for bending and weaving into a woven wire tube connected to said second head, wherein said head and said second head are positioned at opposite ends of the body.

### Claim 17

A hand tool for making a Viking Knit woven wire tube, the hand tool comprising:
an elongated body having a first end and an opposing second end, the elongated body having a longitudinal axis and an outer elongated surface extending between the first end and the second end;
a loop head at said first end comprising a plurality of loops positioned circumferentially around the loop head and extending radially outward from the loop head for receiving wire for weaving into a woven wire tube around the elongated body that extends from said loop head toward said second end during weaving.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

A hand tool as in claim 17, wherein the outer elongated surface is selected from the group consisting of: a cylindrical surface; a surface having multiple flat sides; and a conical surface.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

A hand tool as in claim 17, further comprising a conical wire wrap attachment at said second end of the elongated body.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

A hand tool as in claim 17, further comprising a second loop head at said second end of the elongated body, the second loop head comprising a plurality of loops positioned circumferentially around, and extending radially outward from, the second loop head for receiving wire for bending and weaving into a woven wire tube around the elongated body that extends from the second loop head toward said first end during weaving.

### Claim 21 (depends on 17)

A hand tool as in claim 17, wherein said elongated body is an elongated rod comprising multiple flat sides and an anchor hole extending transversely into the rod near said first end for receiving an end of a wire, and wherein the hand tool further comprises a conical wire wrap attachment at said second end and having an insert hole for receiving an end of a wire.

### Claim 22 (depends on 17)

A hand tool as in claim 17, wherein said elongate surface is conical and comprises multiple flat sides and multiple anchor holes extending along the length of the elongate surface, the hand tool further comprising a second loop head with a plurality of loops positioned circumferentially around, and extending radially outward from, the second loop head for receiving wire for bending and weaving into a woven wire tube around the elongated body that extends from the second loop head toward said first end during weaving.

### Claim 23

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.

### Claim 24 (depends on 23)

A loop head as in claim 23, wherein the lower end comprises a central shaft for being received in an axial hole in the elongated rod or cone.

### Claim 25 (depends on 23)

A loop head as in claim 23, wherein the lower end comprises multiple legs for being received in the elongated rod or cone.