US2043082A

US2043082A - Bead loom

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Publication number: US2043082A
Application number: US19539A
Authority: US
Inventors: Wallach Samuel
Original assignee: WALCO BEAD CO
Current assignee: WALCO BEAD CO
Priority date: 1935-05-03
Filing date: 1935-05-03
Publication date: 1936-06-02
Anticipated expiration: 1953-06-02

Description

INVENTOR SAMUEL WALLACH ATTORIQEYS S. WALLACH BEAD LOOM Filed May 3, 1935 June 2, 1936.

Patented June 2, 1936 p I I UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE BEAD LOOM Samuel Wallach, New York, N. Y., assignor to Walco. Bead 00.. New York, N. Y., a firm 7 Application May 3, 1935, Serial No. 19,539

7 Claims. (01. 139-34) The invention relates to. a bead loom which formly spacing the warp threads of the loom. is adapted to be used to hold a plurality of threads Any means, however, is contemplated for providin spaced parallel relation so that beads may be ing spaced grooves and such a groove means woven by hand thereupon to form beaded belts need not necessarily be carried by the wire formand other ornamental beaded articles. The maning the end of the rectangular loop. 5

ner in which such a loom is used to make the The abutting ends of the single wire are sebeaded articles is well known and need not be cured together in any desired manner to provide described since the invention herein relates only a continuous wire loop for the frame, such as by to the loom. welding, soldering or any other suitable manner.

10 It is an object of the invention to, devise a new One of the coils is then pulled or pushed around 10 and novel form of head loom which provides a the corner of the wire rectangle so that it covers more rigid and inexpensive frame for the loom. the wire forming the end of the rectangle having An j t i o d vi a n w and novel the abutting ends of the wire. This coil then method of constructing a bead loom frame from conceals the joint between the secured ends of wire in which the joined ends of the wire are the wire. The other coil may have been initially l5 concealed by other devices carried by the loom placed in its position upon the other end of. the frame. rectangle or rectangular loop prior to bending,

Other objects of the invention will be more apor if it is not so positioned before the wire is parent from the following description taken in bent into the rectangular loop, then it too may connection with the accompanying drawing showbe pulled or pushed around the corner or' bend 20 ing the preferred embodiment of the invention, in of the rectangular loop onto the wire forming which: the'end of the rectangle.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bead loom The ends, of the rectangular loop are bent upshowing the rigid frame construction. wardly and preferably are bent towards each Figure 2 is a view showing one end of the wire other so that they form angularly disposed ends 25 frame with a coil of wire being pushed or pulled for the frame. The center portion l3 of the into position to cover the joined abutting ends frame forms a base therefor. of the wire forming the bent rectangular frame. The sides ll of the bent up end portions of B d lo m are n ly mp v e and the frame preferably have the loops l1 secured consequently it is important that they be inexthereto in any desired manner, which loops 30 pensive in order to command the interest of form roll supporting means. These roll supportthose who make beaded articles by hand. It is ing means may be secured to any part of the desirable that the frame of the bead loom be frame so long as they provide a support for a fairly rigid in order that more effective use of roll adjacent the end of the frame and above the loom may be had and so that the rolls upon the ba I3 01 the fra e 35 which the warp threads are wound will remain A roll I8 is carried at'each end of the frame in clamped position and retain the threads taut. and supported by the roll supporting means H.

A more rigid frame also enables the rolls upon Th rolls preferably carry a pin l9 projecting which the spaced warp threads are wound to be from each end thereof which are received in the 40 mo e cu y S pp in positionroll supporting loops I! so as to rotatably sup- 40 The bead loom of the invention Comprises a port the roll. At least one pin may be threaded frame formed of a n e P e Of Wire which in order to carry a wing nut 20 for clamping the is su c e y heavy provide a rigid framerolls 18 in position against rotation. Any roll The wire is Cut 0 150 p p length and bent clamping means is contemplated for holding the into the form o a elongated rectangle With the rollers against rotation. It will be observed that 45 abutting ends of the wire being positioned in one th frame l3 dispenses with any bracing or spac- Of the ends Of the rectangle. Wire COllS l0, which ing means between the ends IQ of the 100 fonnmay b Sp Coils, have the Wire inserted ing the frame, other than such bracing or spacthrou the c These w e oi s Il! ay ing as is furnished by the rolls Is. It should be be pos t e o e wire prior to its being bent noted, however, that the rolls are not intended to to into rectangular form, if desired. It is only imfu l h any such bracing or spacing means, alp that the 60115 be Placed p the Wire though they would serve this function if it were prior to the abutting ends of the wire being seded, cured together. The coilsrprovide a plurality of In use a plurality of threads are secured to one substantially equally spaced grooves for uniroll and preferably each thread is positioned in 55 one oi. the grooves formed by the coil carried upon the end I! of the rectangular loop. These coils form grooves which position the threads in spaced parallel relation and retain them in this relation. The other ends of the threads are secured to the other roll l8 and are adapted to be rolled up thereupon as the beading progresses. It is obvious from the description and drawing that as the beaded article being made upon the loom becomes longer than the space between the .ends of the frame l2, the rolls are rotated so that additional thread is unrolled from one roll and the beaded article is rolled upon the other roll. The wing nuts 20 are then tightened to hold the rolls against rotation and themaking of the beaded article may then continue.

A new and novel method of tightening the spaced threads is obtained by the bead loom described above. This method involves the pressing together of the ends I2 of the frame l3 prior to anchoring or tightening the second roll against rotation, rotating the untightened roll [8 until the threads are taut and then tightening or anchoring the roller against rotation. Now when the frame is released and springs back to its normal position, the threads are pulled tight and no sag or bow will appear in any of the threads. These tightly pulled threads, without any sag or are, are easier to weave the beads upon than threads which sag even slightly relatively to the other threads. Any frame which provides sufficient resiliency to obtain this method of obtaining tightly pulled threads or any frame having means separate from the frame is contemplated herein.

Although certain steps have been specified in the manufacture of the bead loom, it is to be understood that the sequence of those steps as stated in this description need not be followed, excepting that it is essential that the coils Ill be placed upon the wire prior to the securing together of the abutting ends of the wire. A new and novel method of manufacturing a bead loom has also been described herein by which the abutting ends of the wire forming the continuous looped frame is concealed within one of the coils I 0 forming the thread grooves. As pointed out above, the sequence of steps in the making of the bead loom is not important excepting in the particular pointed out above.

Various modifications will occur to those skilled in the art in the configuration, composition and disposition of the component elements going to make up the invention as a whole, as well as in the selective combination or application of the respective elements, and no limitation is intended by the phraseology of the foregoing description or illustrations in the accompanying drawing.

What is claimed is:

1. A bead loom comprising a resilient frame constructed from a single wire with its ends joined to provide a continuous wire frame and having the form of a rectangular wire loop with the ends thereof bent upwardly, the resilient wire providing the major resiliency for the frame in the base wires and lesser resiliency in the bent-up ends and at the bends, a series of grooves carried by the upwardly extending ends of the rectangular loop of the frame, and a roll rotatably supported upon the sides of each upwardly bent end of the loop, the rolls providing the sole transverse spacing and bracing means between the ends of the wire loop.

2. A bead loom comprising a resilient frame constructed from a single wire with its ends joined to provide a continuous wire frame and havin the form of a rectangular wire loop with the ends thereof bent upwardly, the center portion forming a base for the frame, the resilient wire providin the major resiliency for the frame in the base wires and lesser resiliency in the bent-up ends and at the bends, a wire coil carried upon each of the wires forming the end of the rectangular wire loop and forming spaced grooves, roll supporting means carried by the frame to support a pair of rolls above the-base of the frame, a pair of rolls carried by the supporting means, the rolls providing the sole transverse spacing and bracing means between the ends of the wire loop, and means to secure each roll against rotation. a

3. A bead loom comprising a resilent frame constructed from a single wire with its ends joined to provide a continuous wire frame and having the form of a rectangular wire loop with the ends thereof bent upwardly and tilted at an angle towards each other, the center portion forming a base for the frame, the resilient wire providing the major resiliency for the frame in the base wires and lesser resiliency in the bent-up ends and at the bends, spaced grooves carried upon each of the upwardly extending ends of the frame, roll supporting means carried by the frame to support a pair of rolls above the base of the frame, a pair of rolls supported upon the roll supporting means, the rolls providing the sole transverse spacing and bracing means between the ends of the wire loop, and means to. secure each roll against rotation.

4. A bead loom comprising a resilient frame having the form of a rectangular wire loop with the ends thereof bent upwardly and tilted at an angle towards each other, the center portion forming a base for the frame, the resilient wire providing the major resiliency for the frame in the base wires and lesser resiliency in the bent-up ends and at the bends, the ends of the wire being joined in one of the ends of the wire loop to form a continuous wire loop, a wire coil carried upon each of the upwardly extending ends of the rectangular wire loop and forming spaced grooves, roll supporting means carried by the frame to support a pair of rolls above the base of the frame, a roll supported upon each roll supporting means, and means to secure each roll against rotation.

5. A bead loom comprising a resilient frame constructed from a single wire with its ends joined to provide a continuous wire frame and having the form of a rectangular wire loop with the ends thereof bent upwardly, the resilient wire providing the major resiliency for the frame in the base wires and lesser resiliency in the bent-up ends and at the bends, a wire coil carried upon each of the upwardly extending ends of the rectangular wire loop and forming spaced grooves, a roll supporting means secured to each side of the upwardly extending ends of the rectangular loop of the frame, a roll supported upon each roll supporting means, the rolls providing the sole transverse spacing and bracing means between the ends of the wire loop, and means to secure each roll against rotation.

6. A bead loom comprising a resilient frame constructed from a single wire with its ends joined to provide a continuous wire frame and having the form of a rectangular wire loop with the ends thereof bent upwardly, the resilient wire providing the major resiliency for the frame in the base wires and lesser resiliency in the bent- 2,048,089 up ends and at the bends, the ends or the wire being joined in one of the ends or the wire loop", a wire coil carried upon each of the upwardly extending ends of the rectangular wire loop and forming spaced grooves, a. roll supporting means secured to each side of the upwardly extending ends of the rectangular loop of the frame, aroll supported upon each roll supporting means, and meansto secure each roll against rotation.

7. A bead loom comprising a resilient frame having the form of a rectangular wire loop with the ends thereof bent upwardly and tilted at an angle towards each other, the resilient wire providing the major resiliency for the frame in the base wires and lesser resiliency in the bent-up ends and at the bends, the ends of the wire being joined in one of the ends of the wire loop, a wire coil carried upon each of the upwardly extending ends or the rectangular wire loop and formin spaced grooves, a roll supporting loop formed from bent wire and secured to each side of the upwardly extending ends of the rectangular loop of the frame, a. roll supported upon each roll 1 supporting loop, and means to secure each roll against rotation. I

SAMUEL WALLACE.