Bead Product System
OwnerKaren Woojung Han Liaoinventor
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Abstract
A bead product is provided. The bead product comprises a plurality of beads, each of the plurality of beads having a first surface facing a first direction opposing a second surface facing a second direction; a plurality of holding members, one of the plurality of holding members disposed within or attached to the plurality of beads; a framework formed from the holding member and the plurality of beads, the framework having a first configuration and a second configuration; and a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism locks positions of the holding member, the plurality of beads or both on the framework in the first configuration and the locking mechanism unlocks only a predetermined bead of the plurality beads for movement on the framework in the second configuration. Systems and methods are disclosed.
Claims20
A bead product system comprising:
- a plurality of beads, each of the plurality of beads comprising a configuration, the configuration having a first range of axial positions in a first configuration, having a second range of axial positions in a second configuration and having a third range of axial positions in a third configuration;
- a plurality of holding members partially disposed within the plurality of beads having a pivot allowing each of the plurality of beads to rotate;
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- a locking mechanism configured to lock the plurality of the plurality of beads in the first range of axial positions and to unlock only a first bead of the plurality of beads allowing the first bead to rotate to the second range of axial positions, and the locking mechanism also configured to lock the plurality of the plurality of beads in the second range of axial positions, the locking mechanism comprising a second bead of the plurality of beads adjacent to the first bead preventing the first bead to rotate from the first configuration to the second configuration.
A bead product comprising:
- a plurality of beads comprising a first bead having a first axial position and a second bead having an edge adjacent to the first bead;
- a link disposed within the plurality of beads connecting the plurality of beads, the link comprising an arm and an elbow such that the first bead configured to be rotated on a pivot formed by the elbow;
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- a locking mechanism formed by the edge of the second bead locking the first bead such that the first bead cannot rotate more than 45 degrees.
A method of making a bead product system comprising:
- providing a plurality of beads, each of the plurality of beads having a first surface facing a first direction opposing a second surface facing a second direction;
- providing a plurality of holding members, one of the plurality of holding members disposed within or attached to the plurality of beads;
- arranging the holding member and the plurality of beads to form a first configuration having a first range of axial positions;
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- providing a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism setting axial angles for the first range of axial positions of the plurality of holding members, the plurality of beads or both in the first configuration and the locking mechanism being configured to unlock the plurality beads to change axial positions to reach a second range of axial positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.