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US 8,051,541 B2Granted
Stringed bead securement device
OwnerNikhil Guptainventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a bead securement device comprising a tension spring, a first cover and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are removably secured to the tension spring. In use, a force is exerted on the spring through the covers causing the spring to deform and the gaps between the plurality of coils on the spring expand. Once expanded, the filament may be passed in between one of these gaps so that when the force exerted on the end members of the spring is released, the filament is squeezed between the coils of the spring and held in place. The filament can be easily removed by using the covers to manipulate the end members of the spring.
Claims12
A device usable to removably secure objects on a wire comprising:
- a tension spring having a plurality of coils between a first end and a second end;
- a first hook formed at the first end;
- a second hook formed at the second end;
- a first cover having a first top, a first bottom, a first edge between the first top and the first bottom and a first slot formed in the first edge, the first slot configured to receive the first hook;
- a second cover having a second top, a second bottom, a second edge between the second top and the second bottom and a second slot formed in the second edge, the second slot configured to receive the second hook;
- wherein the first hook is removably engaged within the first slot on the first cover;
- wherein the second hook is removably engaged within the second slot on the second cover, and
- wherein each of said first and second covers:
- is capable of transmitting force and projects outside the area of the coils providing a mechanical advantage by serving as a lever arm extension of the spring coil end member, reducing the overall force needed to be applied to distort the spring in operation;
- and
- is flattened so that force from the manipulation of the end members may be distributed over a surface area which is wider than the wire area of a single coil, reducing user discomfort.
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A device used usable to removably secure beads on a filament comprising:
- a tension spring, a first cover and a second cover;
- wherein the tension spring further comprises a plurality of helical coils between a first end and a second end;
- wherein the first cover further comprises a first top, a first bottom and a first rim between the first top and the first bottom;
- the first top further comprising a textured portion;
- the first bottom further comprising a first retaining portion;
- the first rim further comprising a first top slot edge aligned with the first top and a first bottom slot edge aligned with the first bottom whereby the first top edge and the first bottom edge are connected together by a first side edge and a second side edge thereby defining a first slot;
- the first top slot edge being U-shaped and the first bottom edge being U-shaped and having a first support tab and a second support tab formed on opposite sides thereof;
- wherein the second cover further comprises a second top, a second bottom and a second rim between the second top and the second bottom;
- the second top further comprising a textured portion;
- the second bottom further comprising a second retaining portion;
- the second rim further comprising a second top slot edge aligned with the second top and a second bottom slot edge aligned with the second bottom whereby the second top and the second bottom are connected together by a third side edge and a fourth side edge thereby defining a second slot;
- the second top slot edge being U-shaped and the second bottom edge being U-shaped and having a third support tab and a fourth support tab formed on opposite sides thereof;
- wherein when the first cover is removably secured to the tension spring, the first end resides within the first slot, the first end abuts the first top slot edge and the plurality of helical coils reside over the first retaining member;
- wherein when the second cover is removably secured to the tension spring, the second end resides within the second slot, the second end abuts the second top edge and the plurality of helical coils reside over the second retaining member;
- wherein when the first cover is removably secured to the tension spring and the second cover is removably secured to the tension spring, the tension spring is deformed by pressing the first top opposite the first slot and the second top opposite the second slot toward each other thereby opening space between the adjacent plurality of helical coils within which the filament is positionable;
- and
- wherein each of said first and second covers:
- is capable of transmitting force and projects outside the area of the helical coils providing a mechanical advantage by serving as a lever arm extension of the spring coil end member, reducing the overall force needed to be applied to distort the spring in operation;
- and
- is flattened so that force from the manipulation of the end members may be distributed over a surface area which is wider than the wire area of a single coil, reducing user discomfort.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.