Brunnian link making device and kit
AssigneeChoon's Design LLC
InventorCheong Choon Ng
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Abstract
A Brunnian link is a link formed from a closed loop doubled over itself to capture another closed loop to form a chain. The example kit provides for the successful creation of unique wearable articles using Brunnian link assembly techniques and includes several pin bars that are supported in a desired special orientation by at least one base. The desired special orientation is dependent on the desired linked configuration of the completed article. The pins may be assembled in various combination and orientations to provide endless variation of completed link orientations.
Claims7
A device for creating an item consisting of a series of elastic bands, the device comprising:
- a plurality of pins spaced apart and extending in a common direction, each of the pins include a flange for holding an elastic band and an opening on a bottom surface;
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- a base including at least one upward extending cylinder that is receivable within the opening defined at the bottom of each pin for holding a corresponding pin in a desired spatial orientation, wherein the base further includes tabs that fit within a portion of the plurality of pins to provide a desired alignment.
A device for creating an item consisting of a series of elastic bands, the device comprising:
- at plurality of pins spaced apart and extending in a common direction, each of the pins include a flange for holding an elastic band and an opening on a bottom surface, wherein each of the plurality of pins further includes a mid portion having a width less than the flange and a bottom portion flared outward a width greater than the mid portion;
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- a base including at least one upward extending cylinder that is receivable within the opening defined at the bottom of each pin for holding a corresponding pin in a desired spatial orientation and an interface between the opening and the cylinder is a slight interference fit to hold the pin in the desired spatial orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.