Patent ID: 8852484

Claim:
A bead-forming apparatus comprising: a base having a pair of apertures in a top surface; a pair of eccentric elements each having a first side and a second side; a pair of legs each having a first end and a second end, the first ends extending through a respective one of the apertures in the top surface of the base and attaching to the first side of a respective one of the eccentric elements; a pair of first gears disposed internal to the base, each having a projection extending from a side surface thereof and having an aperture therethrough the aperture being configured to slideably retain the second end of a respective one of the legs therein and to couple the gear and the leg in rotation about a common central axis; one or more second gears disposed internal to the base and providing mechanical connection between the pair of gears; and a platen removeably and rotatably coupled to the second side of the pair of eccentric elements.