US2454997A - Method of forming eyes on wire - Google Patents

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Nov. 30, 1948. 1. DIAMOND 9 METHOD OF FORMING EYES ON WIRE Filed March 16, l944- 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov.30,1948.' LmAMoNb 2,454,997'

METHOD OF FORMING EYES ON WIRE Filed March 16, 1944 Y 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' 35 g KAR mama s fil www wire within a piano.

Patented Nov. 30, 1948 ED .;..STA.T: E.'S PATENT OFFIC I 'METHQD F'Ff g 0N L 'iamond, Wash on ass m .0:

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This intentionlates :to the io ins .Qf ornectorends on wi e and mor harti ula y o th o m ng of loan ends on s eel o piano Wine leaders su h as mp yed Joy fi h r-men n a ed in -he r .eame hin dhe invent on als relate 2. 3 (th formin o end :on Wi e. which end may e attached to herflbifidii sue as is ine i d in conneet on w th the i stallihaef a io :P ior totheinstant.iin eo iqn v shermeni oope the end of {thei steel o n an Wine leaders by twistin the wire hyilland r with th aid of a pai [of :pliers. The -twistin of he WEB deep as distin uished {f om -.wranpine i a me a iVeIy dimeomplishedziniazsatisfaoto iyscannerz yan expert. 'liheatyvistin of this-wire by handds not only ye y dimcnlthut itlis hardmnthe handandthe formins of a feW 1 10 1 5 by hand may mo e r J s severely injure the amateur or occasional ifisherman. "line twistin Qfith Wir loop ith'the aid of ,:a pair .of pliers ev n when accomplished :by an expert may :result in .an inferior loop as the slightest iniury LtO the (loop by the :pliers may resuit in 1a l breakiand theresultanttloss of ear and fish.

It is important that the ;-1,oo,ps1;ioe :neatly and accurately formed -.and securely 'held without "injury to :themire. Furthermore, itpis important that the fisherman he able .to fabricate :these looped ends :of ;his:1ea.der :readily I so :that ihis (-fiShing may be more or less uninterrupted while the .gamejis runningsorthe fishing is good.

Flt :is aniohject ofcthe:instant-invention :torteach a :novel method :of forming .a zloQpOn the end .of

aJIength of wire.

"-Itiis a ziurthersobi'ect of the inst-ant invention to-provideja-n accessory element for use inconnection with :the :forming ;of @a connecting end adjaoent-rtheendaof .-a-:1ength ofzsteeLwire.

It is another object stO :teach1themethod of makingamovel lkIlOb-fitithfi end of the'lengthmf steel .wire.

ItJis still another iObjGCt 'of the invention (to provide aimetho'd for forming e 310013861 end-wire leader which method can be readily carried out by an: amateurxor inexperienced fisherman.

Other z objects and :the nature and advantages of the :invention will rbe apparent from the :iollowing description .taken :in .conjunotionwith: the accompanying :drawings, :wherein:

Figure :1 :is :a .Wire :ring formed .from .184 length of wiremonnectedat both. ends in accordance with thevinvention;

Fig.2 is:a .view imperspeotive showing the first step-of :the knot 1fo-r=ming-operatiom Fig. 3,is,a yiew:simi1arto,.-F igu1fe z showing t-he second stepinthe knot forming operation;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figures 2-3 showing the third step :of the-knot .formin-g. operation;

Fig.5 is a mew-similar to Figs. 2-; showing the ion-nth step of the knot formin operation;

Fig. 6 .isa yiewsirnilar to Figs. 2+5 showing the fi th steppf the knot fo m ng operati n;

.Fis- W is a ew smila to gs- '1 sho ng the si th tep of the kn t fa m g o r ti n;

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. Fi -1 1 s a ne parti i el v o and nea ly s t n o a p ano Wire l a h vin on en erme ier th r ce t on o whe s and th ethe end formed to receive fishing line;

his 0 i a e in {Pers e f asses Q 5 element n e in eonn at o th o mine 9 onne to -e ds or wi e;

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,F 1 :1 as de d fiw p the Applied en s own a ithetop o fi -ifi w th he 119 p t iste ut o its normal plane merely for the purpose of illustrat on;

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.Fig. :.1.6 151.34. sid view in eleyat pn :Q a modified formof connector ,andFig. 16a is azview taken at friehtzaneles tot-the :View "in Fig. =16;

Fig. 1'? isauviewin eleyationof aymodified form of mire conneotonend; and

Fig. 18.:is a view @in perspective of 1a modified form :of wire :connectorend.

Referring to Figure 10 the endof (the wireito be :looped 11s :first threaded through the 1 hole so in :the accessoryrelement an ;-to :the interior $2 and ithen .==th-readed :through one corner V of :the slot 34 to the outside of (the accessory element 3.1. The wireaismhenipulledithroughtheaccessory element and ithrea'ded :through :the ;.eye. of .a :fishi'ng ':h00k H .or i-any .other 1 element to which the loop :is 1703136 secured. The free end-10f :the wire is .then f-ormed "into a :large deep and the .end thereof again :threa-ded hack into -:the accessory element 3 I through ;the :corner :35 .of the slot 6:4. ilyhe ,free end :within 11116 {accessory element :31 is thenpulle routzthrou hethe la e openingdnethe side .36 ;for a convenient :length :so that :a .knot can h zt edat th end t ereo the ma ab outito described- E QfQ 'iIJE 1 Bias. ..;2.:8 in 1usive.-with {the end o t e -Wir ;romi h .i ideof th accesso y elemen 3 poi tin ardrtheiwir iie me and withth nlie sheld;inetheariah ihandze the wi 35 former. moreparticularly as shownin Fig. 2, the wire is gripped by the nose of the pliers 31 close to the short end 38 and the long end 39 is brought about in a horizontal plane through an angle of 180 as shown in Fig. 3 so that the long end is now parallel to the short end. The short end 38 is then bent underneath the long end through an angle of 90 as shown in Figure 4. The short and long ends are then gripped by the fingers of the left hand of the wire former while the pliers are rotated about the axis of the pliers through an angle of 360 in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 5. In Fig. 5 the pliers have completed one-quarter of the turn and in Fig. 6 they have been turned 360. The short end 38 is then bent in the horizontal plane away from the wire former and through an angle of 90 to a position shown in Fig. 7. The excess wire at the end of the shortend 38 may then be broken off by bending the wire up and down until failure occurs at the bend so that a neat knot 40 is formed as shown in Figure 8. The knot 40 is then pulled back to withinf the accessory element 3| through the opening '38 by'pulling on the wire which was threaded through the corner 35 of the slot 34. One jaw of the pliers is then passed through the large loop extending from the slot 34 of the accessory element 3| in a manner such that the round portion 4| thereof is immediately adjacent the slot 34. The leader wire 42 is then pulled sharply backward through the hole 30 so that the large loop adjacent the slot 34 is quickly formed into arelatively small neat loop 45, as shown in the top of Fig. 9, for the hook H or other elements adapted to be associated therewith. If desired the side walls 43 and 44 may be clamped together to form a neat housing for the knot 40 within the accessory element 3|. 1

The accessory element 3| is preferably formed of metal. It may be stamped or cut from tubing, die cast or formed in any other suitable manner. The hole 30 is located slightly to one side of the axis B-B of the accessory element 3|, shown in Fig. 10, in order to facilitate the'neat location of the knot 40 therewithin. The slot- 34 may be located closer to the top opening 36 and further away from the bottom in order to facilitate the threading and manoeuvering of the knot into place as described. The slotted end of the accessory element 3| shown in Fig. may be taller than the end pierced at 30 in order to form a neat housing about the knot 40. The slotted end may also be wider than the opposite end for the same reason.

In Figure 12, the side walls 43' and 44 of a modified form of accessory'element are formed with inner concave surfaces so as to make a neat housing about the knot 40.

Referring to Figure the accessory element 3|" may be initially formed from a flat stamping into the shape shown so that the two ends of the flat stamping overlap each other and the wire 42 threaded through the aligned openings The loop 45 is formed adjacent the slot 34" in the manner already described.

Referring to Figure 9, the lower end of the wire leader 42 may then be threaded through the centrally located opening 46 in the accessory ring 41 and the knot tied in the end of the wire and pulled into place in the manner already described. The end 5| of the accessory ring 41 may then be engaged by the fishing line 52 in any well known manner.

In the modification shown in Figs. 16 and 16a;

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the ring element 41a, which may be used in place of ring element 41, is provided with two flaps 48 which may be bent into place as shown, to snugly house the knot 40 when it is formed Within the ring element 41a. The sides 49 and 50 may be squeezed with the aid of the pliers against the knot 40 if desired.

In place of using the ring element 41, the modified form of ring element 41', shown in Fig. 17, or the modified form of ring element 41", shown in Fig.'18, may be utilized. The ring element 41' shown in Fig. 17 is similar to ring element 41a shown in Figs. 16 and 16a with the upper end 5| of the ring portion being of a larger radius for engagement with the fishing line. The ring element 41" shown in Fig. 18, is generally in the shape of a keyhole with the lower portion 53 thereof adapted to engage the knot 40 and the upper portion 5|" is formed in a manner to correspond to a relatively large radius and is adapted to be engaged with a fishing line 52". The ring element 41" need not have flaps corresponding to the flaps 48 of the ring element 41.

In Fig. 14 the wire 42 is threaded through the tubular opening 54 in the chuck 55 and the knot 40 is formed on the end thereof. The knot is then pulled into the depression 56 formed in the top of the chuck 55. The other end of the wire 42 may be similarly associated with another chuck. The two chucks may be located in a tensile testing machine. The chuck 55 may be located in a movable fixture 6B, the movement of which may be regulated by the user of the machine.

In Figure 1 the two ends of the wire 51 are threaded through the two holes 58 in the accessory 59 and two knots 40 are formed on the ends of the wire. This built up ring assembly can be used in fabrication of nets wherein the rings made by the wire 51 may be interlaced so that flexible fabric results. 1

The instant invention not only can be utilized in the assembling of hooks to leader lines and leader lines to fishing lines but it is capable of universal use wherever connection of great strength is required between. a steel wire and another element. It may be used in connection with the association of a wire specimen to be tested for tensile strength with a testing machine. By the utilization of theknot 40 on' the end of the wire it may be associated with a chuck, for example, as shown in Fig. 14. The knot may also be used in the assembly of piano wire in piano constructions or in other musical instrument constructions using piano wire.

In the fabrication of leaders for fishing lines it is customary to use piano wire of sizes No. 7 to No. 11. The average loop made by the average fisherman with a No. 9 wire twisting his wire by hand will fail when a pull of60 to pounds is applied to the wire. An expert may manufacture a loop of No. 9 wire which will stand a tensile strength of about one-hundred pounds. Failure in each case occurs at the loop.

When loops are formed in accordance with the instant invention and a pull is applied to the wire the failure occurs in the wire at about the tensile strength of the wire which for a No. 9 wire is about pounds. In practicing the instant invention uniformity is assured and an amateur can consistently manufacture loops capable of withstanding the maximum tensile stress. I

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore the invention is not limited to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Whatis claimed is:

1. The method of manufacturing a knot in the end of a steel wire consisting in bending the end of the wire into the form of a U having a short leg and a long leg, bending the short leg at a point adjacent the base of the U substantially at right angles and across the long leg with the long leg overlying the short leg, then while holding the two legs in this position twisting the loop thus formed at the base of the U about the axis of the short leg through an angle of approximately 360 so that a wrap is made about the short leg, then bending the free end of the short leg through an angle of approximately 90 toward the loop and generally in the plane of the loop to form a neat knot.

2. The method recited in claim 1, shortening the short leg to the length of the loop.

ISRAEL DIAMOND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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