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Wire bending jig for jewelry manufacture

  • US 5,878,788 A
  • Filed: 05/06/1998
  • Issued: 03/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tool kit for bending wire into shaped articles comprising:

  • a. a base block having an upper and lower surface and;

    b. a mandrel for bending wire consisting of a plurality of pins having an essentially cylindrical shape and;

    c. a plurality of cylindrical holes for receiving said pins, wherein said holes traverse through said block between said upper and lower surfaces, each hole having a first portion and a second portion in essentially co-axial alignment and;

    d. said first portion of said cylindrical holes having a diameter larger than the diameter of said cylindrical pins, and said second portion having a diameter approximately 0.032 less than the diameter of said cylindrical pins, wherein said first and second portions cooperate to form a shelf at the conjunction of said portions and;

    e. said conjunction of said first and second portions of the cylindrical holes being proximal to lower block surface and;

    f. wherein a plurality of said pins is inserted into said cylindrical pin receiving holes in a pattern of pins determined by the by the characteristic shape of the article.

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