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Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product

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Class 140/104 - EYE FORMING


Subclass of Class 140 - Wireworking
Definition: Forming eyes or closed loops in wire, generally by bending
No. of patents: 28
Last issue date: 01/08/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7316247Apparatus and method for making a communication cable support structure
A digital voice and/or data communication cable hanger provides a saddle support on a shaft fastened to a ceiling or beams or side wall by an integral fastening loop at one end. The other end of the hanger is shaped into a support loop for the cable. A saddle having...
01/08/2008
7143791Single piece wire winding tool and method
A single piece wire winding tool for winding a first part of a wire about a second part of the wire while providing a loop in the wire intermediate the first and second wire parts. One of the contemplated uses is that of making wire leaders for fishing tackle. The t...
12/05/2006
7073367Earring wire forming apparatus
An earring wire forming apparatus including a base, a lever rotatably mounted on the base and a wire retaining member rotatably mounted on the base for holding a piece of wire of predetermined length therein and limiting the rotational movement of the lever between ...
07/11/2006
7032627Wire forming tool
A wire forming pliers having opposed faces on jaws, each with a relief between the face and a pivot point of the pliers, the reliefs forming a recess, and a link loosely secured to the pivot point and carrying a post extending into the recess such that a loop can be...
04/25/2006
6857817Wire mesh mat, in particular, for Gabion baskets
A wire mesh mat for Gabion baskets for securing slopes has longitudinal wires and transverse wires connected to one another and having wire ends, respectively. At least some of the wire ends have an eye, respectively. The wire ends provided with the eye have a compe...
02/22/2005
6729358Wire twisting tool
A tool is provided and includes a hook member which is attached to an extendable and retractable pole member, and a retainer which can retain the pole member in a collapsed position. The hook member is used to twist a short portion of a workpiece around a long porti...
05/04/2004
6546968Bond magnet and manufacturing method thereof, and actuator therewith
A bond magnet comprises a molded body in which a mixture of flake of magnet material comprising rare earth element-iron-nitrogen as main component, TbCu7 type crystal phase as a principal phase and a thickness of less than 200 μm a binder is c...
04/15/2003
5809824Wire bender
A tool for producing a loop in a straight wire includes a base having a vertical wall extending therefrom. A shaft extends from the wall and has a crank rotatably mounted thereto. Indicia on the wall measure the degrees of a circle about the shaft. A line...
09/22/1998
5724851Method and apparatus for forming a leaf spring eye
Apparatus (100) and method are provided for forming an eye at the end of a heated leaf spring blank (2). Apparatus (100) includes a forming plate (16) operative to move angularly downwardly against a cantilevered portion (10) of blank (2) and roll it abou...
03/10/1998
5309954Method for forming wire eyes
A tool and method for forming wire eyes in stiff wire are provided. The tool has a handle and a shank, or shaft, having a hollow or tubular opening at the end extending into the shank a selected distance corresponding to the length of the wire needed to f...
05/10/1994
5297593Steel line closed loop forming tool
A tool member having a rigid U-shaped frame includes a first crank arm cooperative with a plurality of guide posts, and an L-shaped bending arm to effect bending of a metallic wire member into a first loop, with a second crank arm cooperative with the U-s...
03/29/1994
5280812Wirewrapping method and machine
A support wire is placed through the hole of a device such as a ceiling clip for suspending an acoustical ceiling, and the wire is bent to provide a layover loop to which the device is slidingly attached, the tail of the layover loop being as long as a si...
01/25/1994
5233704Scarf or other band-like apparel member
A scarf or other band-like apparel member which includes a pliable metal wire positioned interiorly of the scarf or the like, together with means to facilitate grasping the metal wire to aid in forming the scarf or other apparel member to the desired conf...
08/10/1993
5040573Wire loop forming apparatus and method
Apparatus and method are disclosed for forming a loop in a wire that is particularly suited for attaching a wire to a ceiling suspension bracket and allow free swinging movement of the wire on the bracket. The apparatus includes a wire storage and feed bi...
08/20/1991
5027867Tool and method for tensioning wire
A tool having a pivoted handle which intermittently retracts a sleeve to close jaws within the sleeve into wire engagement for wire retraction. The wire so tensioned is incrementally advanced axially into a wire retainer assembly and past retainer jaws wh...
07/02/1991
4901774Apparatus for making fishing lures
Apparatus for forming closed loops or eyes at opposite ends of a length of wire especially useful in the manufacture of fishing lures wherein a plurality of attractive objects (beads, etc.) are strung on the wire between the closed loops or eyes. The appa...
02/20/1990
4896703Device for forming hangwires
A device for twisting a conventional J-shaped wire preform into a hangwire has a rotatable hook by which the closed end of a preform is held and a wall spaced therefrom has an upwardly opening slot in alignment with the hook axis and overlying a ledge. Th...
01/30/1990
4829871Wire fastening arrangement
A guitar spring comprising an elongate first strand of wire (1) looped around an eyelet (2) to form a main length of wire and a shorter end piece (11) wherein there is provided a shorter second strand (3) of wire looped around the eyelet (2) to...
05/16/1989
4607669Repair tool for defective wrapped wire electrical connections
The present disclosure describes a tool for correcting an otherwise rejectable pigtail in the last turn of a wrapped wire connection--the latter turn being oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of the wrapping post but being displaced therefrom b...
08/26/1986
4555924Automatic machine for curving, in a spatial configuration, thin and rectilinear metal elements, more especially metal wires
This machine includes a feed device (13) through which a metal element (1) to be curved is advanced with a stepped feeding movement. A bending device is situated downstream and in the vicinity of the feed-device outlet. The bending device can be rotated a...
12/03/1985
4423757Device for forming closable wire spring snaps
A device is disclosed for forming closable spring snaps from wire. The device is in the form of a hand tool and includes an elongated solid body having a plurality of pins fixed to and protruding outwardly from the body, in conjunction with a bore through...
01/03/1984
4421145Device for forming eyes and loops in wire
Two embodiments of devices are disclosed for forming eyelets and/or twists in wire. Both embodiments are self-contained tools and include relatively rotatable outer sleeves and inner cores for completely encapsulating and holding lengths of wire. In one e...
12/20/1983
4413660Apparatus for twist-tying ceiling hangers from joists
Apparatus for the rapid twist-tying of a wire ceiling hanger onto a ceiling joist, comprising easily bendable wire of U-shape with a relatively longer leg and a relatively shorter leg having their respective axes in a common plane and radially spaced for ...
11/08/1983
4257159Method for securing wires to screw terminals
A method is disclosed for securing a wire to a screw terminal. A wire is inserted within an aperture of a hollow shaft, and a loop is formed by turning either the wire or the shaft. The loop will have a substantially straight end portion when formed in th...
03/24/1981
4228830Method and device for manufacturing a single-piece binder with a hanger for sheet packs
A device for forming a hanging eye in a wire binder, having a plurality of loops extending through a stack of sheets adjacent one edge of the sheets with the recess formed in the edge, comprising, a housing, a pair of tongs pivotally mounted in the housin...
10/21/1980
4223705Wire knotting machine
A machine operable to twist the end portion of a cross wire around a longitudinal wire disposed at right angles to the cross wire, and then to twist the cross wire end portion about the standing portion of the cross wire, to form a "knot". The machine con...
09/23/1980
3956950Electrical tool
A pair of scissorlike members are pivotally interconnected and include opposed jaw portions. One of the jaws includes a concave passageway extending along its substantial length and a plurality of spaced apart transversely extending grooves are formed in ...
05/18/1976
3954125Wire link chain and wire fabric and method and apparatus therefor
Disclosed herein is a mechanism adapted for twisting an eye formed at one end of a U-shaped link, said mechanism comprising a frame, an input shaft supported by the frame for rotation and adapted to be rotated by a power source, a clamp on the frame for g...
05/04/1976
 
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