Jewelry wire bender
OwnerGary L. Helwiginventor
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Abstract
A wire bending jig kit for making attachments used in jewelry making has a plate with four pins positioned on the plate in a cross pattern. Jewelry wire will be bent around the pins in a specific sequence to produce various types of articles, such as clasps and coils used in the making of jewelry. The kit also contains a bar having an aperture near one end which will be used, by itself to form one of the connectors, and will also be used with the plate to help form other connectors.
Claims13
A wire bending jig kit used to form connectors used in making jewelry comprising:
- a plate having ends, sides, a top surface and a bottom surface,
- said plate having means on said top surface, adjacent one end for attaching said plate to a work surface,
- four pins positioned on said top surface adjacent another end of said plate,
- said pins being spaced about an imaginary ellipse with each pin spaced approximately 90.degree. from an adjacent pin, and
- a holding means for aiding in bending wire around said pins,
- at least one of said four pins being shorter than the remaining pins.
A method of using a wire bending jig kit for use in making jewelry, said method utilizing a bar having an aperture adjacent one end,
- said method comprising passing an end of said wire through said aperture in said circular bar,
- wrapping said wire around said circular bar a plurality of turns to form a coiled connector having a plurality of coils,
- cutting said wire at a point furthest from said aperture in said circular bar,
- cutting said wire at a point closest to said aperture in said circular bar,
- sliding said coiled connector off said circular bar,
- cutting said coiled connector at each of said plurality of coils to form split ring connectors.
A method of using a wire bending jig kit for use in making jewelry, said method utilizing a bar and a plate, said plate having ends, sides, a top surface and a bottom surface,
- said plate having means on said top surface, adjacent one end for attaching said plate to a work surface,
- said plate having four pins positioned on said top surface adjacent another end of said plate,
- said pins being spaced about an imaginary ellipse with each pin spaced approximately 90.degree. from an adjacent pin,
- said method comprising:
- placing one of said pins a distance from an edge of said plate that is equal to a circumference of said pin,
- forming a loop in an end of said wire,
- placing said loop on the pin positioned at the 270.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- passing said wire around a pin positioned at the 0.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- passing said wire around a pin positioned at the 90.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- moving said wire to said edge of said flat plate,
- cutting said wire at the point where said wire crosses said edge of said flat plate, and
- forming a loop in said cut end of said wire.
A method of using a wire bending jig kit for use in making jewelry, said method utilizing a bar and a plate, said plate having ends, sides, a top surface and a bottom surface,
- said plate having means on said top surface, adjacent one end for attaching said plate to a work surface,
- said plate having four pins positioned on said top surface adjacent another end of said plate,
- said pins being spaced about an imaginary ellipse with each pin spaced approximately 90.degree. from an adjacent pin,
- said method comprising:
- placing one of said pins a distance from an edge of said plate that is equal to a circumference of said pin,
- forming a loop in an end of said wire,
- placing said loop on the pin positioned at the 270.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- passing said wire around a pin positioned at the 0.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- passing said wire around a pin positioned at the 180.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- passing said wire around a pin positioned at the 90.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- moving said wire to said edge of said plate,
- cutting said wire at the point where said wire crosses said edge of said plate, and
- forming a loop in said cut end of said wire.
A method of using a wire bending jig kit for use in making jewelry, said method utilizing a bar and a plate, said plate having ends, sides, a top surface and a bottom surface,
- said plate having means on said top surface, adjacent one end for attaching said plate to a work surface,
- said plate having four pins positioned on said top surface adjacent another end of said plate,
- said pins being spaced about an imaginary ellipse with each pin spaced approximately 90.degree. from an adjacent pin,
- said method comprising:
- placing one of said pins a distance from an edge of said plate that is equal to a circumference of said pin,
- A) forming a loop in an end of said wire,
- B) placing said loop on said pin positioned at the 270.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- C) passing said wire around a pin positioned at the 0.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- D) passing said wire around a pin positioned at the 180.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- E) repeating steps C and D at least two more times, then
- F) passing said wire around the pin positioned at the 90.degree. position on said imaginary ellipse,
- G) moving said wire to said edge of said plate,
- H) cutting said wire at the point where said wire crosses said edge of said plate, and
- I) forming a loop in said cut end of said wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.