BRUNNIAN LINK MAKING DEVICE AND KIT

摘要

A Brunnian link is a link formed from a closed loop doubled over itself to capture another closed loop to form a chain. The example kit provides for the successful creation of unique wearable articles using Brunnian link assembly techniques and includes several pin bars that are supported in a desired special orientation by at least one base. The desired special orientation is dependent on the desired linked configuration of the completed article. The pins may be assembled in various combination and orientations to provide endless variation of completed link orientations.

主权项

1. A method of creating a linked item comprising the steps of:
a) assembling at least two elastic bands across adjacent ones of a plurality of pins by placing a top one of the at least two elastic bands atop one end of a bottom one of the at least two elastic bands on a common one of said plurality of pins; b) placing a tool into an access groove of the common one of said plurality of pins to extend below the top one of the at least two elastic bands and capturing one end of the bottom one of the at least two elastic bands with the tool, pulling the captured end over and onto an adjacent one of the plurality of pins while another elastic band is on the adjacent pin and then releasing the captured end; and c) capturing and pulling subsequent ends of elastic bands over and onto another of said plurality of pins.