Wire weaving apparatus and method
OwnerWilliam J. Bundyinventor
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Abstract
A unique wire weaving method using a new wire weaving tool that holds a multiplicity of wires in place during the weaving process. The tool includes a shaft supporting a head with a plurality of wire receiving holes disposed substantially equally thereabout. Normally, a multiplicity of metal wires form a dangling, unwieldy mass of threads and strings, which hamper the weaving process. The present tool allows the wires to be held to the shaft of the tool after they have been bent inwardly from the head, thus locking them in place about the shaft.
Claims15
A device for wire weaving a substantially egg-shaped article, comprising a member having means defining a plurality of holes for receiving and threading wires therethrough, said member having an elongated section upon which said wires are bent towards and affixed thereto, while said weaving is accomplished and a substantially curve-shaped section for use as a weaving guide, and for placement in a partially woven egg disposed adjacent said member, in order to complete the weaving of a remaining portion of said substantially egg-shaped article.
A device for-wire weaving a substantially egg-shaped article, comprising a substantially flat disk-shaped member having means defining a single set of a plurality of openings therein arranged in a single circular pattern around said substantially flat disk-shaped member for receiving and threading wires therethrough, said substantially flat disk-shaped member having an elongated section extending therefrom on one side thereof, and upon which said wires are bent towards and affixed thereto, while said weaving is performed on an adjacent side of said substantially flat disk-shaped member.
A method of wire weaving an article, comprising the steps of:
- a) threading a plurality of wires through holes disposed in a wire receiving member;
- b) holding said wires from shifting and slipping with respect to said wire receiving member, while simultaneously weaving said plurality of wires into a wire woven article;
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- c) using a guide member to support a partially formed article, while completing the weaving of a remaining portion.
A woven wire, substantially egg-shaped article comprising a plurality of wires that are bent and linked together in a weaved pattern to form a substantially egg shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.