Patent ID: 6991141

Claim:
A method of making a Helixez bead structure from carnival beads, said Helixez bead structure having a quaternary structure formed from a plurality of twisted carnival bead strands, comprising: providing a primary strand of carnival beads, said strand having a string and having a plurality of beads, each bead fixed thereon, the adjacent beads of said beads of said primary strand having a fixed rope spaces therebetween, preparing a plurality of Prep-4 strands by cutting carnival beads strands into individual strands having four beads each, each said individual strand having a first rope space r 1 between a first bead P 1 and a second bead P 2 , a middle rope space r 2 between said second bead P 2 and a third bead P 3 , and a last rope space r 3 between said third bead P 3 and fourth bead P 4 , forming a plurality of forearms along said primary strand, each said forearm formed by using the following steps: (a) laying a Prep-4 over said primary strand such that said middle rope space r 2 of said first Prep-4 intersects and contacts a rope space X of said primary strand, such that said first bead P 1 and second bead P 2 hang down of a first side of said primary strand, and such that said third bead P 3 and said fourth bead P 4 hang down on a second side of said primary strand, (b) twisting said Prep-4 around said rope space X of said primary strand such that said third bead P 3 and said fourth bead P 4 are positioned on said first side of said primary strand while said first bead P 1 and said second bead P 2 are positioned on said second side of said primary strand, whereby said middle rope space r 2 of said Prep-4 strand is twisted around said rope space X of said primary strand and said Prep4 and said primary strand are interlocked to one another, (c) twisting a rope space X−2 and a rope space X+2 of said primary strand 180 degrees relative to one another to thereby form a forearm, wherein said first rope space r 1 and said last rope space r 3 of said Prep-4 remain unoccupied and available for twisting, and forming a Helixez configuration by interlocking each said forearm to another of said forearms via twisting of said unoccupied rope spaces of said forearms.