Patent ID: 6941628
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: A01K,A44C,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for creating at least one bead on at least one wire, the apparatus comprising: pliers comprising two opposing jaws, each jaw having a face, wherein the faces of the jaws meet flush over at least a portion of the jaw faces when the pliers are closed, the jaws further comprising a width, the width comprising the shortest dimension across the face of the jaw; at least one cavity in the flush-meeting portion of the face of each jaw, the at least one cavity having a width less than a width of the face containing the at least one cavity, the at least one cavity in the flush-meeting portion of the face of each jaw forming at least one larger cavity when the pliers are closed, the at least one larger cavity having the shape and size of a bead to be formed; and two grooves for the at least one cavity in each face of each jaw, each groove extending from a point on the at least one cavity to an edge of the jaw, the grooves in opposing jaws aligned to form a channel when the jaws are closed, the channel sized to receive the at least one wire.