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US 7,677,273 B2Granted
Beading loom with removable warp thread cartridge
OwnerKristine K. Skaflestadinventor
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Abstract
The beading loom with a removable warp thread cartridge has warp threads mounted in a cartridge that is removably received in a frame of the loom, allowing the user to bead the threads in a conventional manner, but without having to wrap the threads on the loom manually. Once finished with one beading product, the user may then remove the cartridge from the loom and replace the beaded project with a fresh cartridge of warp threads. The frame has an elongated base having an adjustable length along the longitudinal direction.
Claims12
A beading loom with a removable warp thread cartridge, consisting essentially of:
- a frame having an elongated base and opposed first and second ends, the frame having first and second planar mounting members disposed at the respective first and second ends of the elongated base, the frame further comprising first and second vertical supports disposed at the first and second ends of the elongated base and projecting upwardly therefrom, the first and second vertical supports each having an upper end and a lower end, the lower ends extending vertically from the respective first and second ends of said elongated base, the first and second mounting members being attached to the upper ends of the respective first and second vertical supports and extending laterally therefrom;
- a warp thread cartridge having a pair of longitudinally opposed, substantially planar retaining members and a plurality of warp threads extending between the retaining members;
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- means for releasably securing the pair of longitudinally opposed retaining members to the first and second mounting members so as to define a substantially horizontal plane.
1 more element
A beading loom, comprising:
- a frame having an elongated base and opposed first and second ends, the frame having first and second planar mounting members disposed at the respective first and second ends of the elongated base, the frame further comprising first and second vertical supports disposed at the first and second ends of the elongated base and projecting upwardly therefrom, the first and second vertical supports each having an upper end and a lower end, the lower ends extending vertically from the respective first and second ends of said elongated base, the first and second mounting members being attached to the upper ends of the respective first and second vertical supports and extending laterally therefrom;
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- a warp thread assembly having a pair of longitudinally opposed, substantially planar retaining members and a plurality of warp threads extending between the retaining members, the retaining members being attached to the first and second mounting members so as to define a substantially horizontal plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.