Patent ID: 8650688
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A44C,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A crimper for beadwork, wherein said crimper comprises: a. a first crossed member and a second crossed member, wherein said first crossed member has a first handle at one end, a first jaw at the opposite end and a first joint section in between, wherein said second crossed member has a second handle at one end, a second jaw at the opposite end and a second joint section in between, and wherein said first joint section is rotated the connected to said second joint section in a scissor fashion to enable the first and second jaws to move toward and away from one another, b. wherein said first jaw of said first crossed member has a first long dimension defining a first longitudinal direction and a first width defining a first lateral direction, wherein a recessed dip is positioned across said first width of said first jaw, wherein said second jaw of said second crossed member has a second long dimension defining a second longitudinal direction and a second width defining a second lateral direction, wherein a protruding boss is positioned across said second width of said second jaw, such that a crimping site is formed by said protruding boss being mateably positioned within said recessed dip as the jaws are closed, c. wherein said protruding boss further has a serrated surface, wherein said serrated surface comprises a parallel series of alternating teeth and grooves, wherein said parallel series is perpendicular to said long dimension of said second jaw and extending in the second lateral direction, such that upon deployment of a wire-threaded beading sleeve between the jaws of the crossed members, a crimp is formed that disrupts and prevents any direct line of force being applied to the wires across the length of the crimping sleeve.