Method of forming of jewelry with multiple links
AssigneeAvraham Rozenvasser
InventorsDavid Rozenvasser, Avraham Rozenvasser
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Abstract
A method of forming a jewelry product includes forming an initial partially formed chain having a plurality of portions which are displaceable relative to one another, and a strand of wire that retains the portions together but does not limit their displacement. The initial partially formed chain is further wound around a mandrel and heated. During heating, the portions of the initial partially formed chain are being set into the shape of the mandrel while wire portions are prevented from displacing relative to one another. This final shaped spiral is then cut into individual links which are then formed into the jewelry product.
Claims32
A method of forming a jewelry product comprising:
- retaining a plurality of nonsecurely coupled chain portions with a strand of wire, thereby forming a partially formed chain having the plurality of nonsecurely coupled chain portions capable of displacing relative to one another;
- winding the partially formed chain around a mandrel;
- thermally treating the nonsecurely coupled chain portions to set the partially formed chain in a configuration of the mandrel and, simultaneously therewith, securing at least some of the plurality of chain portions so as to prevent their displacement relative to one another, to form a spiral about the mandrel and conforming to the shape of the mandrel, and
- cutting the spiral along the mandrel to form individual turns of the set chain which serve as links for use in forming the jewelry product.
A method of forming a jewelry product comprising:
- forming a plurality of first chain links;
- coupling the first chain links to one another to form a plurality of nonsecurely coupled first chain links moveable relative to one another;
- wrapping a strand of wire around the plurality of nonsecurely coupled first chain links so as to hold the first chain links together without limiting displacement thereof relative to one another, thereby forming an partially formed rope chain;
- winding the partially formed rope chain around a mandrel;
- applying heat to the wound partially formed rope chain to fix at least some of the plurality of first links relative to one another, thereby forming said first chain links into a completed rope chain, and, simultaneously therewith setting the completed rope chain to form a spiral around the mandrel in conformity with a shape of the mandrel, and
- cutting the spiral along the mandrel to form individual turns of said completed rope second chain for use as second chain links in forming the jewelry product.
A method of forming a jewelry product comprising:
- wrapping a wire around a support to form a plurality of turns of a spiral of said wire;
- removing the spiral from the support;
- fixing opposite ends of an internal strand of wire extending through the plurality of turns to respective spaced apart locations of the wire, thereby forming a partially formed spiral chain having adjacent turns between the opposite ends of the internal strand of wire displaceable relative to one another;
- winding the partially formed spiral chain around a mandrel to form a second spiral of said partially formed chain;
- applying heat to the partially formed spiral chain to set the adjacent turns thereof in conformity with a shape of the mandrel while, simultaneously therewith, securing the adjacent turns so they are displaceably fixed relative to one another, thereby forming a completed spiral chain around the mandrel conforming to the shape of the mandrel, and
- cutting the second spiral of said chain longitudinally along the mandrel to form turns of said second spiral for use as links in forming the jewelry product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.